cThe average tenure of a company in the S&P 500 Index has declined consistently for years now. The average tenure has fallen from 40 years to less than 20 years now. Average Tenure of a company in the S&P 500: Click to enlarge Source: Navigating Macro Choppiness, The Fiduciary Group Companies get booted out of the …
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The US Unemployment Rate has been on the decline for many months now. But the Labor Force Participation Rate has also been declining. The unemployment rate stood at just 4.9% in October and the number of unemployed persons was 7.8 million according to the official data from BLS. The labor force participation rate at 67.3% in …
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The stocks of foreign companies trading as American Depository Receipts(ADRs) on the US Over-The-Counter (OTC) market can be of two types – Sponsored ADR and Unsponsored ADR. In this post, let us discuss about the Unsponsored ADR type. All foreign firms that are listed on the organized exchanges are sponsored. This simply means the company or the …
Global trade has been running smoothly among countries for a few decades now. However with the election of Trump trade has become an important factor to consider for investors. This is because President-elect Trump has proposed to withdraw the US from trade agreements or amend the terms and conditions of those deals. In addition, he …
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President-elect Trump has proposed sweeping changes to many areas like immigration, trade, taxes, etc. While Mexico stands to be highly impacted by amended trade policies, Canada will also be affected as it is a member of the NAFTA agreement. Some of the Canadian firms may benefit from any changes to the current policies. RBC Capital …
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