One of the sectors that seem to perform well regardless of the state of the economy is the defense sector. For example, U.S. defense contractors have held up well despite budgets cuts. While many of the major U.S. defense companies trade on the organized exchanges none of the foreign firms are listed on them. Instead …
The eight largest Indian firms by revenues that were in the Fortune Global 500 list for 2012 are listed below: Source: Fortune Global 500, Fortune The state-owned oil company Indian Oil had the highest revenue at over $86.0 billion followed by Reliance Industries, one of India’s largest business groups. Among the eight firms listed four are …
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The Germany economy recovered quickly from the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) and continues to remain strong despite the ongoing fiscal crises in other parts of Europe. The largest economy in Europe is also highly export-oriented. Hence many German companies especially the larger ones depend more on overseas markets than their domestic and European markets. Even …
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The U.S. topped the list of oil importing countries based on 2011 data as shown in the graphic below: Click to enlarge Source: Should the U.S. Expand Offshore Oil Drilling?, The Wall Street Journal, April 12, 2013 Here are some interesting facts from the EIA site: The U.S. was a net importer in 2011 and imported …
The largest Swiss firms by revenues that are in the Fortune Global 500 list in 2012 are listed below Source: Fortune Global 500, Fortune Five of the above companies trading on the US markets are shown below with their current dividend yields: 1.Company: Nestle SA (NSRGY) Current Dividend Yield: 3.12% 2.Company: ABB Ltd (ABB) Current Dividend …
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