Argentina is the second largest country in South America after Brazil. It is classified as a upper-middle income market by the World Bank. Like Brazil, Argentina is blessed with an abundance of natural resources. Agriculture is one of the main export sectors. Argentina had been plagued with financial crisis for many years. From the Wikipedia: …
We reviewed the Tier 1 Capital Ratios of large U.S. banks back in June. In this post, lets take a look at the Tier 1 Capital Ratios and Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) of some of the banks from the Unofficial Problem Banks list created by Calculated Risk. CR compiled this list from various press releases from …
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Investors fled from Irish bank stocks during the credit crisis last year. The real estate bubble collapse in Ireland and the overall slump of the Irish economy added more losses for Irish banks. The third largest bank in Ireland, Anglo Irish Bank was nationalized back in January this year. Ireland saved the other two large …
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China is the second largest trade partner of the U.S.. Total trade with China amounted to $194B with the U.S. running a trade deficit (imports greater than exports) of $123B as of July this year. In fact, the U.S. has been running a trade deficit with China for many years now. In recent years however, …
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The S&P ADR Index, which tracks some of the large foreign companies traded in the U.S. markets, also includes many ordinary Canadian equities. The top nine energy companies of Canada are listed below. Energy trusts are excluded. 1.Cameco Corp. (CCJ) Sector: Mining – Uranium Earnings Growth (5 year): 10.21% 2.Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.(CNQ) Sector: Integrated …