The benchmark stock market index of Germany is the DAX Index. The index is comprised of 30 blue-chip German companies trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The index was created in 1988. Any investor looking to invest in European companies have to firs consider the German market since the country is the economic powerhouse of …
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Came across this interesting infographic showing some common words in British and American English. Click to enlarge Source: Malaysia-Finance Blogspot
Commonwealth Bank, one of Australia’s four major banks announced better-than expected earnings for the half-year to December 31 last month. As a result the bank may increase dividend payments this year to A$3.93 per share according to a news report. Trading updates from National Australia Bank Limited and Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited have signaled that …
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The S&P 500 index is down 0.40% year-to-date in price terms. Brazil’s Bovespa and Mexico’s IPC Index are down 12.7% and 11.2% YTD respectively. Commodity-based Brazilian economy is suffering from slowdown in China. Chinese demand for many types of commodities such as iron, copper, etc. have fallen drastically in recent months leading to depressed prices …
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South Africa has a population of about 48 million. After years of apartheid rule the country held multi-racial elections in 1994 leading to the rule by the African National Congress (ANC). Since that time the country’s economy has grown although modestly. While blacks led by the late Nelson Mandela were able to gain political power from the minority …
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