The percentage of population living in poverty continues to decline in Brazil but is increasing in the U.S. in recent years. The following chart shows the decline in poverty and income distribution in Brazil since 1990: Click to enlarge Source: Economic Survey of Brazil, OECD The OECD report notes that the poverty rate has declined …
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The Global Finance magazine has published “The Stars of China” list in the latest issue. These firms are the top ranked companies in their respective industries. The Stars of China for 2011: [TABLE=1047] Source: Global Finance It is interesting to note that Apple(AAPL) and Nestle(NSRGY) are the two foreign firms in this ranking. Switzerland based …
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The CAC-40 and DAX indices are down 17.9% and 13.7% as of Nov 4, 2011. Both these indices were off much higher in early October but have since recovered some of the losses as some clarity has began to emerge on the solution to the Euro crisis. Click to enlarge Source: Yahoo Finance French and …
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I wrote a post back in September about why ordinary investors should not time the market. This post adds another angle to the same topic. The first decade of the 21st century has been called as “The Lost Decade” for U.S. stocks as they were flat to down. In addition, the S&P 500 lost 23% …
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The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has published the list of global banks that are too-big-to-fail. These banks are required to hold as much as 2.5% more capital than other banks by the end of 2012. The 29 global systemtacially important banks are: Bank of America Corp.(BAC) Bank of China Ltd. (BACHY) Bank of New York …