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New ADR Listing: Brazilian Railroad-based Logistics Operator

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ALL-America Latina Logistica S.A, the Brazil-based Latin America’s independent rail-based logistics operator, listed its ADR on the OTCQX market in Level 2 category with the ticker ALLAY. From the press release: “ALL is currently Latin America‘s largest independent rail-based logistics operator, offering a complete range of logistics services with domestic and international intermodal door-to-door transportation …

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Knowledge is Power: Global Retirement Age Comparison, Dividend, Rails Edition

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Asia’s best managed companies: Malaysia and Thailand Asia’s best managed companies: South Korea and Taiwan 3 Companies With Rising Returns on Equity Singapore visitor arrivals 17.3% up on casino boost   TGV Train, France Riding the Rails Dividend growth prospects favour U.S. banks over Canada Portugal’s economy: The importance of not being Greece Big, fat …

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Knowledge is Power: Foreign Stock Picks, Greece, Germany Edition

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Border crossing: 14 foreign picks for your portfolio – Article mentions Globe Telecom of Philippines paying a dividend yield of  about 8.50%.I mentioned this stock in my post How to invest in Philippines? Boracay Island, Philippines Six investing rules for a worst-case scenario U.S. Stocks to Fall as Chronic Unemployment Reaches Record: Chart of Day …

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How to Invest in Philippines?

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Among the frontier markets, investors have often overlooked the Philippines. With a population of about 91 million and a stable manufacturing and service-based economy, the country offers several good investment options. Goldman Sachs included Philippines in its “Next Eleven” list of countries. This year the economy is projected to grow 3.6%. Some of the reasons …

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Some Foreign Banks Are Picking Up Failed US Banks

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Seven more banks failed last Friday bringing the total number of bank failures in the U.S. to 57 so far this year. While most of the failed banks are acquired by other strong domestic banks, a few foregin banks are gettting into the game. From a Wall Street Journal article titled “Foreign firms sccop up …

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