Argentina went to poll today in the run-off to elect a new president. Global investors hope that the new president can get the economy going on the right track after years of stagnation. Ahead of this election, Argentina stocks are on fire with the Merval Index up by 65% year-to-date. The long-term return of the …
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The Netherlands-based ABN AMRO Bank had its IPO on the Dutch equity market this past Friday. The bank returned to the markets after a break of eight years when it was taken over in a complex deal. Here is an excerpt from an FT article: ABN Amro shares rose 3.5 per cent on Friday after the …
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***** UPDATE (Dec 10, 2015): National Bank of Greece ADR Resumed Trading on the OTC Market, TFS UPDATE (Nov 27, 2015): NYSE Delisting National Bank of Greece ADR, TFS National Bank of Greece(NBG) has decided to do another reverse stock split in the ratio of 1:15 this week. Based on Thursday’s price of the ordinary share at 0.02 Euros the …
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Oil prices have fallen below $40 per barrel. However major oil companies have paid their regular dividends and have announced plans to continue to maintain the dividend payouts.This is good news for investors in the oil producers as opposed to investors in oil exploration firms, oil equipment makers and others whose stocks have been crushed hard …
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