The automotive industry is going through a rough period in the past few months. German automakers are struggling to innovate and compete with electric auto startups. This is on top of the diesel cheating scam that plagued Volkswagen and others. In the US auto sales are holding up. More recently the auto industry in China …
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ASX recently launched a new index called the S&P/ASX All Technology Index to track 46 of Australia’s leading and emerging technology companies or “Unicorns”. The following charts show additional details about this index and constituents: Click to enlarge Source: ASX via Twitter Hat Tip: @LeldeSmits One of the popular Aussie tech companies listed on the NASDAQ …
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The S&P is up by 3.31% on price return basis so far this year. NASDAQ has already increased nearly 7% YTD. Among the sector indices, Utilities has shot up nicely as investors flood into the sector seeking safety and yield. It remains to be seen how the rest of the year will play out. With …
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Investing in emerging markets involves more risk than investing in the developed world. In addition to foreign currency, economic and transparency issues in these markets, investors need to be aware of political risks. Unlike in developed markets such as in Europe and North America, political risks can appear almost overnight in emerging countries. Let’s take …
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