According to an article in The Wall Street Journal recently, U.S, exports of coal continues to soar. Last year 120 million tons of black gold was exported compared to about half of that amount in 2009. The following chart shows the gradual increase in coal exports: Click to enlarge Two interesting facts from the article: Contrary …
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The U.S. railroad industry is one of the key pillars of the economy. Railroads are highly efficient and help move goods from one point to another cheaply and efficiently. Joining tracks of Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad to complete the transcontinental railroad at Promontory, Utah May 10, 1869 Some of the reasons to invest …
Economist Jim O’Neill of Goldman Sachs coined the term “BRICs” in November 2001 to identify the core set of emerging markets at that time. These countries – Brazil, Russia, India and China – did not have many things in common other than all being emerging countries. For example, in terms of political systems Brazil and India follow democracy, …
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A total of 525 foreign stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange at the end of 2012. The complete list of these companies by country, ticker, listed date, etc. are shown in the PDF below: Download: The Complete List of Foreign Stocks Trading on the NYSE (pdf) Update #1: Current List of Foreign Stocks on NYSE …
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Investment management firms manager assets for individuals, institutions, charities, pension funds and others. These firms provide a full range of services from asset management to wealth advisory to everything in between. Investment managers have strong business models and investment in their stocks are worth considering for the following reasons: Investment management firms have for the …
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