The S&P 500 is one of the widely followed U.S. benchmark equity indices. This index is a better barometer of the U.S. markets than the Dow Jones Industrial Average or the NASDAQ indices. Here are some interesting facts about S&P 500: The index was first published in 1957. The 500 companies in the index are …
Trade between the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and the BRIC countries is increasing yearly since 2001 as shown in the graph below: Click to enlarge Source: Two years of Arab Spring: Where are we now? What’s next?, Deutsche Bank Research Resource hungry China and India are interested in the natural resources of the …
Stocks that have low dividend yields but grow the yield consistently each year perform better in the long run than stocks with high dividend yields as discussed in this article. Total return of lower dividend stocks in the long run will be higher than the total return of higher dividend stocks.For example, the telecom sector …
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Markets have been volatile in the days since the Dow and S&P 500 almost reached their all-time highs recently. In the past couple of days the markets are more volatile supposedly due to the election mess in Italy and revived fears of the Euro collapse. According Jan Luthman of co-manager of the Liontrust Macro Equity Income …
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The labor market in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is the most inefficient according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index. Rising youth population and high unemployment rates is a chronic issue in the region. The IMF notes that Egypt has to create 700,000 new jobs every year to keep its current unemployment rate …
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