The U.S. equity market is one of the largest and most liquid markets in the world. An investor looking to invest in US stocks is faced with a huge universe of companies trading on many markets with the main exchanges being the NYSE and NASDAQ. The NYSE is home to 1,519 U.S. companies according to the …
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The equity market in Greece plunged last week. In just 3 days the benchmark index fell over 14% including 9% on Oct 15th. The Athens Stock Exchange General Index is down over 19% as of Oct 17. Greece was the main focus of the world a few years ago when the country’s economy was on the verge …
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Corporate profits in the U.S. are at a record high.Accordingly earnings returned to shareholders in the form of dividends has also reached record levels. For example, the dividends on the S&P 500 as of September stood at $38.49. Click to enlarge Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis However as I have discussed before, the …
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Up until a few decades ago the term “Multi-National Company” or MNC generally represented Western companies that were true multinationals and operated across the globe. In the recent decades, as emerging countries such as Brazil, Russia, India and China grew stronger economically some of firms from these countries emerged as the new emerging multinationals. A few …
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The global paint industry is a multi-billion dollar industry. One cannot imagine a world without paints. They are an integral part of modern world. In fact, paints help us color our world. Paint companies produce a variety of products in addition to just paints. These products are used in many industries.For example, AkzoNobel, the world’s top paint …
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