The top ten widely held ADRs by institutions as measured by ownership value (in $s) as of August end 2012 are listed below in descending order: 1.Company:Vodafone (VOD) Current Dividend Yield: 5.14% Sector: Telecom Country: UK 2.Company: Baidu Inc (BIDU) Current Dividend Yield: N/A Sector: China Country: Technology 3.Company: Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDS.A) Current …
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Capital gains are taxed at a lower rate than ordinary income such as salary and wages. Currently the top rate on most capital gains is 15% while the top rate on salary and wages is 35%, according to a research report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. In addition taxes on capital gains …
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Foreign utilities trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) are listed below with with their Year-To-Date(YTD) performance and current dividend yields: [TABLE=1070] Disclosure: Long KEP, VE
Canada has the most competitive corporate tax rate now among the G-7 countries. The marginal effective tax rate in Canada at 19.9% is now the lowest among the G-7 countries and the 20th most tax-competitive in the 34-member OECD, according to a research report by Duanjie Chen and Jack Mintz of The School of Public Policy, University of …
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