In August 2008, I ran the stock screener with the following criteria: 1. Stocks must trade on the NYSE 2. Market cap. >= $25B 3. Must have dividend yields of at least 5% This resulted in 28 stocks at that time. 14 of these stocks were in the financial sector and 21 were non-US companies. …
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Some of the world’s top mining company stocks such as Vale(VALE), BHP Billiton(BBL, BHP), etc. have handsomely rewarded long-term investors. After falling heavily in 2008, mining stocks rallied hard last year. For example, BHP Billiton’s London stock price more than doubled last year. Lesser known companies like Teck have seen their share price increase by …
Emerging market banks occupy the top positions in a ranking of the world’s most valuable financial institutions based on their stock price to book values as of Dec 31,2009 according to a recent article in The Financial Times. Click to Enlarge Chinese banks took the first four spots easily beating western banks which were highly …
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The table below lists four ADR stocks from the construction and materials industry: [TABLE=288] Cemex of Mexico is engaged in the production of and marketing of cement.Empresas ICA operates in the construction sector as well as maintenance and operation of highways and tunnels in Mexico. Ireland-based CRH is another building materials production and distribution company.James …
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Luxottica Group (LUX) and Wacoal (WACLY) operate in the personal goods sector. 1. Luxottica Group(LUX): Milan, Italy-based Luxottica is the maker of prescription frames and sunglasses. From the corporate site: “With net sales of euro €5.2 billion, 61,000 employees and a solid global presence, Luxottica leads the world in premium, luxury and sports eyewear.” Retail …