One of the issues with investing in emerging markets is that some of them are concentrated with certain sectors accounting for a large weightage than others. For instance, the Russian market is over weight in energy primarily crude oil. Taiwan is heavy in the tech sector such as semiconductors and hardware. Financials dominate the equity …
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According to the World Robotics 2020 Industrial Robots report, currently there are 2.7 million industrial robots in operation in factories around the world. This figure is an crease of 12% relative to 2019 when 373,000 units were shipped global. Click to enlarge Source: IFR presents World Robotics Report 2020 China is the largest market for industrial robots with …
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Intermodal freight transport means movement of freight in a container using multiple multiple methods of transportation such as trucks, trains, ships, barges, etc. without any handling of the freight itself when the mode of transportation changes. This process reduces unnecessary handling, risk and of course if the most efficient. In simple terms, this means a …
The Top 10 Pharmaceutical Companies in the World for 2020 based on their 2019 revenue are shown in the graphic below. The Top 3 firms were Roche, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson. Click to enlarge Source: Proclinical The tickers of the companies shown above are: Roche Holding AG (RHHBY) Pfizer Inc (PFE) Johnson & Johnson …
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Stocks perform well relative to other assets in the long run measured in years or decades. This is possible because even if there are bear markets during any given time period, they usually are shorter than bull markets. For example, over a 10 year period if a bull market leads to a 50% increase with …
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