The Germany economy recovered quickly from the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) and continues to remain strong despite the ongoing fiscal crises in other parts of Europe. The largest economy in Europe is also highly export-oriented. Hence many German companies especially the larger ones depend more on overseas markets than their domestic and European markets. Even …
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The U.S. topped the list of oil importing countries based on 2011 data as shown in the graphic below: Click to enlarge Source: Should the U.S. Expand Offshore Oil Drilling?, The Wall Street Journal, April 12, 2013 Here are some interesting facts from the EIA site: The U.S. was a net importer in 2011 and imported …
The largest Swiss firms by revenues that are in the Fortune Global 500 list in 2012 are listed below Source: Fortune Global 500, Fortune Five of the above companies trading on the US markets are shown below with their current dividend yields: 1.Company: Nestle SA (NSRGY) Current Dividend Yield: 3.12% 2.Company: ABB Ltd (ABB) Current Dividend …
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Some multinational firms’ revenue are huge compared to the GDP of their home economies. For example, during the tech boom of the 1990s Nokia dominated Finland’s economy. The following chart illustrates this phenomenon using a few examples: Click to enlarge Source: Shell, Glencore, and Other Multinationals Dominate Their Home Economies, Bloomberg BusinessWeek
For many years now Europe has been hit by one crisis after another.First came the fiscal crisis in Greece and then Portugal followed suit. Greece has been bailed out multiple times so far and is still struggling to recover. In general, the economies of the PIIGS countries have suffered greatly since the global financial crisis …