German auto-parts maker ZF Friedrichshafen AG announced a bid to acquire US-based TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (TRW) in a deal worth $12.0 billion last month. However the deal is being held due to the German firm’s negotiations with Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany’s largest auto-parts manufacturer, to exit a joint venture according to a recent report by Bloomberg. The merger of ZF …
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In an earlier article on South Korea stocks I have suggested that investors avoid them. This month the South Korean government announced tax policies that may force companies to spend their cash piles. Some companies may decide to pay increase their dividend payouts as a result of this policy change. In addition the government announced a stimulus …
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Frontier market stocks have soared so far this year. Compared to emerging and developed markets the performance of frontier market stocks is exceptionally good year-to-date(YTD). As of Aug 6th, the MSCI Frontier Market Index increased by 19% YTD while the MSCI indices for Emerging and Developed Markets were up by only 6% and 2.2% respectively. The …
In this post lets take a quick look at the Ten Largest Indian Companies by Market Capitalization in the domestic market. Before we get to that here is a note on the Sensex. India’s benchmark S&P BSE Sensex index is up 21.25% year-to-date. After reaching an all-time record of over 26,300 the Sensex closed at 25,329 yesterday. The …
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