Oil prices have soared in the past year with prices currently hovering around the $80 mark for Brent crude. Rising oil prices have triggered a mini bull market in energy stocks that have barely moved higher in the past few years. Global investors are turning attention to this sector after many years and are trying …
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Chile is one of the attractive markets for income investors. Among the major emerging markets, Chile is one of the widely followed ones due to its importance of commodities especially copper and lithium. Next to Mexico, the Chilean equity market can be considered as the most stable and well developed equity market in Latin America. One …
US firms are buying back their own stocks at a much higher rate than last year. After the corporate tax rate was slashed from 35% to 21%, American companies decided to put their cash hoardings to use by buying back stocks. S&P estimates US firms are expected to spend $650 billion on share buybacks this …
The British equity market is one of the best markets for investors looking for dividend stocks. The UK has a strong dividend culture and compared to the 2% or so on the S&P 500, British firms tend to have much higher dividend yields. In addition, US investors do not have to worry about dividend withholding …
Oil prices have soared in the past year with some experts predicting $100 or $80 per barrel this year. The WTI Crude Oil closed at $71.01 for a rise of over 48% in one year. As oil prices rise so do the stocks of most oil producers. Some of the exchange-listed foreign oil producers have soared …
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