Denmark-based APM-Maersk is the world’s largest container shipping company with a fleet size of 636 ships. The next ranked firm is MSC of Switzerland followed by CMA-CGM of France. In all, the top 10 global container shipping firms own about 5,990 ships. Click to enlarge Source: Statista
Germany’s DAX Index is down by 10.8% year-to-date. It is one of the worst performers among the major developed world indices. Click to enlarge Source: Yahoo Finance Over the past five years also the index has swung between a narrow range as shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge Source: Yahoo Finance As …
The Straits Times Index is the benchmark index of the Singapore equity market. The constituents of the index are shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge Source: SG Investors Related: The Straits Times Index Returns by Year The Complete List of Singapore ADRs The Components of the Singapore Straits Times Index
The ongoing correction and volatility in global equity markets have made some of the foreign stocks cheaper. Investors with long-term horizon of five years or more can find attractive opportunities at current levels. Listed below are ten such stocks for potential investment after further research: 1.Company: Westpac Banking Corp (WBK) Current Dividend Yield: 7.43% Sector:Banking …
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The Periodic Table of Annual Total Returns (income and price appreciation) for Canadians below shows the returns of various asset classes in Canadian dollars from 2007 to 2017: Click to enlarge Source: Finwiki