The Greek people elected PM Alexis Tsipras of the left-wing SYRIZA party in the recent election. Since his election, he has canceled some of the austerity programs and has reinstated certain laid public workers such as street cleaning ladies.Greece is without a doubt on a collision course with its creditors.According to one report, Greece owes some €315bn …
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The European banking sector offers many attractive opportunities now as the economic recovery gains momentum. Investors looking to buy and hold these stocks for a minimum of three to five years may be able to reap solid returns. Unlike in the past, it is highly unlikely that another European sovereign debt or other type of crisis will …
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The Aerospace & Defense industry is one of the important and growing industries in both the U.S. and European. Despite budget cutbacks in the U.S. stocks in the industry have done extremely well in the past few years.Similarly European defense companies have also performed well in recent years. Though countries in Europe spend far less than the …
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Capita Asset Services of UK published their latest edition of Dividend Monitor report yesterday. They forecast the headline dividend payouts of up to £86.1bn this year. In 2014, UK companies paid out £97.4bn in dividends up 21.0% from the previous year. Some of the key points from the report include: “Special dividends distort true picture as underlying dividends rise …
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European firms generally tend to pay a higher portion of their earnings as dividends to shareholders. Unlike US firms they do not target a specific dividend amount or an yield but rather target to payout a specific payout ratio. One reason to invest in European dividend paying stocks is that their average payout ratios are …
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