One of the factors that investors need to consider when selecting an emerging market for investment is the country’s trade with other emerging markets. Countries such as China that depend heavily on exports to the developed world will not fare better should the developed countries experience another downturn again. Emerging market countries that depend on …
The Formula One is the world’s most prestigious race car championship in the world. Wikipedia notes the following about Formula One: Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship,[2] is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale …
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Housing prices are flat to down in countries whose financial systems were badly damages by the financial crisis. However countries which avoided the big banking crisis have seen housing prices grow according to a recent article in the Journal: Source:Housing Bubbles Percolate Far From Crises Elsewhere, The Wall Street Journal
Many European chemical companies are projected to report strong earnings for the last quarter. Ahead of the earnings, the Euro Stoxx Chemicals Index has reach reached an all-time high as shown in the graphic below: Source: Stoxx Some of the reasons for this include the solid recovery in the industry since 2009, optimism on profits …
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Earlier this year I wrote a post on withholding taxes for foreign stock dividends based on data from Dow Jones Indexes. In this post, I have listed below the withholding taxes of 62 countries (including the U.S.) according to data published by STOXX Ltd: [TABLE=926] Source: STOXX USA charges 30% tax on stock dividend payments …
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