The South American country of Bolivia is bordered by Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Peru. The country has a population of over 10.4 million. Here is a brief overview on the economy of Bolivia from CIA’s The World Factbook site: Bolivia is one of the poorest and least developed countries in Latin America. Following a …
The city state of Singapore is one of the developed markets in Asia. Unlike its neighboring country of Malaysia, Singapore had a strong political system since its independence that helped transform its economy into a highly industrialized economy on par with the developed world. As a major trading hub of global trade with a top …
I wrote an article titled Can the U.S. Become the Mecca of Manufacturing Again? back in May 2012. In the article noted why Caterpillar (CAT) shut down its plant in London, Ontario and moved it to Muncie, Indiana and that places like Greenville/Spartanburg corridor in South Carolina are emerging as the Mecca of manufacturing in the U.S quoting a …
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J.P. Morgan Asset Management publishes the Guide to the Markets report each quarter. The latest report for Q1, 2014 is out and investors can find useful information in this 71-page report which is full of interesting charts and tables. The Asset Class Returns chart for the period 2004 to 2013 is shown below: Click to …
Stocks of hundreds of foreign companies trade on the U.S. markets. For example, about 387 foreign companies (excluding Canada)are listed on the organized exchanges according to BNY Mellon. In addition, over 2300 companies trade on the OTC and OTCQX markets. However only some of these stocks are highly liquid and have a large following in the …