Emerging Markets: Companies Showing Signs Of Recovery ?

Emerging markets are performing well so far this year. But until last year they were depressed as investors avoided them for a variety of reasons including the plunge in commodity prices. According to an article at Franklin Templeton, these markets are showing signs of recovery ass earnings, exports and commodity prices are on the upswing. …

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Reverse Stock Splits Never Work Especially When A Company Is Losing Money

Listed companies can implement reverse stock splits for many reasons. For example, they can consolidate the number of stocks outstanding in order to bring the stock price above a certain point like $1 after the price falls below that level. This is necessary for liquidity, preventing de-listing by exchanges, etc. Investors should be very careful of …

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Apple’s Supply Chain: An Example Of Challenges Of Bringing Manufacturing Jobs Back To The U.S

I came across the following cool infographic showing the difficulty of manufacturing jobs back to the US. From the AB article: In this infographic, we show how a sample of nine companies from Apple’s supply chain represent $122 billion in assets and 525,000 employees, all of which would need to be relocated to bring iPhone …

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Ten Latin American Stocks To Consider

Emerging markets are back in vogue this year, As commodity prices are increasing, investors are turning their attention to countries dependent on commodity exports.Among the many emerging market regions Latin America offers plenty of opportunities for investors looking for growth. Following are ten stocks from Latin American countries that investors can consider for further research: …

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