In this post lets take a quick look on the economic situation of a few Latin American countries. Argentina: Capital flight out of the country has slowed from 2009 but still is a cause for concern according to data released by The National Statistics Office. In 2009, $7.47B left Argentina according to Balance of Payments …
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The U.S. unemployment rate held steady at 9.7% in March. The number of unemployed persons remained little unchanged at 15.0 million. Last month employers added 162,000 jobs but 48,000 of them were temporary workers hired for the 2010 census. In the manufacturing sector, 2.1 million jobs have been lost since December 2007. 17,000 jobs were …
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Why dividends matter to investors: Seed The ‘Four Percent Rule’ for Dividend Investing in Retirement MoneySense magazine: Canada’s Top 100 Income Trusts and 100 Dividend Yielding Stocks Dividend sustainability more important than high yield, argue equity income managers Two great high-yield stocks that now look even better Want Income? Catch These Dividends Now Download in …
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The theory that emerging, frontier markets are decoupled from developed markets in terms of performance is still dead. The chart below proves this point: Souce: The Hindu Business Line During the past couple of years investors worldwide learned that emerging markets and developed markets are not decoupled from each other. In fact, emerging markets went …
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