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S&P Global Platts published its annual ranking of the top 250 global energy companies for 2017 this week. The Top 10 Companies from this ranking are shown in the table below: Click to enlarge Source: S&P Global Platts For the full listing of all the 250 firms please visit Platts Top 250 Global Energy Companies 2017 …
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European stocks have performed well so far this relative to US stocks and the past. According to a research report by Oppenheimer Funds, many factors tend to favor investing in European stocks relative to their US peers. The below chart shows compares the performance over the long-term. Click to enlarge Source: Oppenheimer Funds Download report: 9 Reasons …
Higher economic growth does not necessarily lead to better well being of a country’s citizens. Among the G-7 member countries the US has the highest GDP per capita but the lowest life expectancy according to an article by Prof.John Ross, Senior Fellow at Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China. The fact that …
The S&P 500® Dividend Aristocrats® Index measure the performance of S&P 500 companies that have increased dividends every year for the last 25 consecutive year or more. Companies achieveing the aristrocrats desingation are unique since increasing dividends for many years is not an easy. Invstors looking for consistent dividend payers among the S&P 500 companies can …
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