Forbes magazine published the list of World’s 50 Most Valuable brands recently. Hi-tech firm Apple Computers (AAPL) tops the list with a brand worth of $57.4B. Software company Microsoft(MSFT) followed Apple to take the second place. The top 10 brands from the ranking are listed below: [TABLE=524] Among the top five tech companies occupy four …
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The Russell Australia High Dividend Index is comprised of about 50 blue chip companies that have a high expected dividend yield in addition to meeting other conditions such as a history of paying dividends, dividend growth and consistent earnings. The dividend yield of this index is 4.99% and the P/E is 16.5 as of June …
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I have written earlier about some of the reasons for investing in foreign stocks. Despite the synchronized crash of both foreign and U.S. stocks in the recent bear market, investing in foreign stocks still offer diversification benefits. The chart below shows the correlation between U.S. and foreign stocks during the rolling 12-month periods from December …
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The U.S. employment stood at 9.5% as of June this year, according to BLS. After reaching a peak of 10.1% in October last year, the rate has steadily declined but continues to stay above 9%. Since 2005, the lowest unemployment rate recorded was 4.4% in 2006 and in early 2007. Currently 14.6 million Americans are …
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Despite the recent run up in stock prices, there are plenty of foreign stocks that have high dividend yields. The following are ten British ADR stocks in a variety of sectors that pay dividends of more than 5% as of market close August 3, 2010: 1. Company: BT Group PLC (BT) Sector:Telecom Current Dividend Yield: …
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