U.S.-Listed China Firms Hurry Homeward, WSJ ‘I resent the people who got lucky’, BBC Check out Hulbert’s 15 favorite dividend stocks, MarketWatch Biggest Emerging Markets Banks 2015, Global Finance Re-emerging at Last? The Contrarian Case for Emerging Market Equities, Thornburg Investment Management Should we continue to use the term ‘developing world’?, World Bank A dash …
The U.S. Corporate Tax Rate is one of the highest in the world especially among the developed world peers. The total corporate tax rate at 39.1% is the highest in the developed world as shown in the chart below. This rate is higher than the OECD Average at 24.8%. Click to enlarge Source: The Heritage Foundation …
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Sweden is home to some world-class companies. As a Scandinavian country outside of the Eurozone, investors can explore the Swedish market for potential investment opportunities. The following are ten of the large Swedish firms that appear in the FT Global 500 list: Hennes & Mauritz Nordea Bank Ericsson Atlas Copco Investor Svenska Handelsbanken TeliaSonera Swedbank …
South Africa is an interesting case among emerging markets. Though many investors may think of South Africa as just another another country that should be avoided at all costs, there are excellent opportunities available in the equity market. South Africa has the most well developed economy in the continent and many domestic companies are global multinationals …
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