Five Foreign Electric Utility Stocks

Some of the foreign electric utilities trade on the OTC market. Ten such stocks are listed below together with their current dividend yields: 1. Verbund (OEZVY) Austria Current Dividend Yield: 3.30% 2. EDP Energias de Portugal SA (EDPFY) Portgual Current Dividend Yield: 5.03% 3. Aes Tiete SA (AESAY) Brazil Current Dividend Yield: 8.41% 4. Scottish …

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Can Obama Transition the Democratic Party To An Economic-Growth Party?

The mid-term elections are finally over. According to the latest news, the Republican party has seized the House of Representatives winning at least 60 seats from the Democrats. This is a major blow to Obama and his democratic party. Republicans primarily won because of voters’ unease on the current state of the U.S. economy. From …

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Knowledge is Power: American Dream, Frontier Markets, Wages Edition

Roubini sees ‘disaster’ if house prices drop Investors should consider South Eastern Asian frontier markets Investing in Thailand? Opt for riskier stocks – here’s why Another bubble beginning in emerging market shares The US economic policy mix is a threat to the world  Wages in America, Most of Us are Have Nots Democrats Face Biggest …

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Are Emerging-Markets Stocks Cheap?

Due to sluggish economic growth in the developed world and strong growth in emerging countries, investors are betting that emerging market equities will yield better returns. According to a story in the Journal: “In a recent report, Standard & Poor’s said that almost $50 billion flowed into emerging-markets equity funds this year through September, while …

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