The Institute for Economics and Peace based in Sydney, Australia published the Global Peace Index 2020 report that ranked 163 countries and territories of the world based on their level of peacefulness. All the countries were evaluated and assigned a Global Peace Index (GPI) which was used to rank them. From the report: The Global …
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Janus Henderson published the latest edition of Global Dividend Index report yesterday. The report showed global dividends plunged by about a fifth in Q2 this year due to the Coronavirus pandemic. However for the first two tech companies – Microsoft (MSFT)and Apple (AAPL) – appeared in the top 10 global dividend payers list. The Top …
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The Top Regional Winners in the US listed in the Global Finance magazine’s The World’s Best Banks 2020 are shown the table below. These banks are the top banks in the respective region. For example, the Great Lakes region includes states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Minneapolis-based US Bancorp(USB) is …
The UK is one of the top equity markets for dividends. Traditionally British firms have a dividend yield that is substantially higher than their US peers For instance, the dividend yield on the FTSE 100 at the end of June was 4.81%. This is more than double that of the S&P 500 rate which is …
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Tequila is one of the best drinks produced in Mexico. The drink is made from the blue agave plants grown in select states in the country. The following infographic shows the chemistry behind this spirit. Click to enlarge Source: Compound Interest