UK-based discount airline Easyjet PLC (LON: EZJ.L and US OTC: ESYJY) and cruise company Carnival PLC (LON: CCL.L and US NYSE: CUK) will drop from the FTSE 100 Index on June 19, according to a press release by FTSE Russell. This is a followup post to an earlier today where I discussed about Lufthansa getting kicked out of DAX …
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The average holding period for stocks continues to decline globally. In the US it is getting especially worse with the introduction of commission-free trades by brokerages last year and millennials’ propensity to trade often with apps like Robinhood and others. According to a report by Ted Maloney and Robert Almeida, Jr at MFS, the average holding period …
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The German airline group Lufthansa will be kicked out of the benchmark DAX Index on June 22nd this year according to a release by Deutsche Boerse Group. The company will be added to the MDax index which represent mid-cap companies. Lufthansa’s stock price has fallen dramatically this year due to the collapse in air travel in the …
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The Top 10 countries with the highest tobacco usage is shown in the graphic below. In Europe, the heaviest smokers are Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria and Greece. Over 45% of the people in Burma(Myanmar) smoke making it the top country in Tobacco use in the world. Burma is followed by Chile and Lebanon. Indonesia, with a …
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