The British equity market as represented by the FTSE 100 Index has outperformed other major stock indices of this world so far this year. For instance, the S&P 500 is up 6% year-to-date. The main European indices have performed as follows: UK’s FTSE 100: 9.4% France’s CAC 40: -2.3% Germany’s DAX Index:-1.1% Spain’s IBEX35 Index: …
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One of the important strategies for success in building wealth with equities is to identify and own the right the stock in an industry. Owning the average or poor player in an industry will lead to lower returns for investors. In this post, let’s put this logic to test. US-based Procter & Gamble Company (PG) is a …
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Why Aren’t Americans Getting Raises? Blame the Monopsony (WSJ) A good list of tools for invesors (Rankia) Globalization and its political backlash and With Trump, no hope for change (Live Mint) America’s road trip: will the US ever kick the car habit? (The Guardian) Travelling on the Trans-Siberian in style: wi-fi, gyms, libraries, restaurant carriages, children’s playrooms …
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The Pharmaceutical Executive magazine published its 16th annual ranking of the Top 50 Pharma Companies Worldwide for 2016 based on sales revenue in 2015. This list can be used as a starting point for investors looking to research into global drug companies. The Top 50 Global Pharma Companies for 2016 are listed in the tables below: …
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The Argentina stock market is one of the best performing market so far this year. The benchmark Merval index is up 39% year-to-date. As a frontier market Argentine stocks are highly volatile and most global investors avoided them until last year. Years of political and economic chaos made Argentina the pariah of the international investing …
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