Some of the largest food and drug retailers in the U.S. are Kroger(KR), Safeway (SWY), Whole Food Market(WFMI), Supervalu (SVU) and The Great Atlantic and Pacific (GAP). These companies operate in multiple states and take advantage of their size by selling products sometimes at very low prices. Even the world’s largest retail chain Wal-Mart(WMT) is …
As a consumer staples sector, stocks of food producing companies can provide some margin of safety and stability to a portfolio especially in adverse market conditions. Only a handful of foreign food companies trade in the organized U.S. exchanges. Two of the large global food companies are Europe-based Unilever and Cadbury. British confectioner Cadbury is …
The private-sector job growth in the last decade was non-existent. I discussed this issue last August here. More recently Neil Irwin of Washington Post wrote about the lack of private-sector job growth in the last decade in a piece titled Aughts were a lost decade for U.S. economy, workers. Charts: Source: Washington Post During the …
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Some of the large US-based video game developers are Take-Two Interactive (TTWO), Electronic Arts(ERTS), Activision Blizzard(ATVI), THQ Inc(THQI), etc. These companies continue to evolve developing various types of games for consoles such as Playstation 3, Nintendo’s Wii, Microsoft’s X-Box, etc.But what about foreign players in this niche industry? Video games are becoming popular in overseeas …
Foreign companies are increasingly gaining more attention from US investors. A quick review of the largest companies trading in the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) shows that 8 of the top 10 companies based on market cap are foreign companies. The Top 10 Companies on the NYSE by Market Cap: 1.ExxoMobil Corp(XOM) Market Cap: $329B …
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