Earlier this month Nippon Steel Corp. and Sumitomo Metal Corp. of Japan merged to form the second biggest steelmaker in the world. The merged company had a combined production capacity of 46 million tons which is about half of production capacity of the number one global steelmaker ArcelorMittal (MT). Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal trades on the OTC market …
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Germany has set an ambitious plan to move away from fossil fuels and abandon nuclear power in the coming years. As a major industrial powerhouse this a big challenge since the country has to find other sources of electricity to replace the power generated from fossil fuels and nuclear power. Germany is increasingly depending renewable …
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Many investors consider defensive sector stocks to be boring and under-performing in both the short and long-terms. However contrary to their beliefs the defensive sector actually yields superior returns especially in the long-term, which can be defined as a holding period at least five years. Not only do these stocks offer higher returns they also …
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The Barclays Equity Gilt Study 2012 was published earlier this year. Below are few of the interesting charts from the report: Click to enlarge 1.Historical equity returns and excess returns of select countries: 2.US Corporate Profits since 1950: 3.US Real Investment Returns by Decade: Download: To download the full report in pdf format click Barclays Gilt Study 2012 …
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Stocks generally yield higher returns than bonds and cash over the long term. For example, £1 invested in British stocks in 1900 would have grown to £116,394 by 2011. However the £1 would have grown to only £315 if invested in Gilts (British government bonds) or just £202 if held in cash during the same period, according to …
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