The Top 20 World Ports for 2008 are shown below. Not surprisingly China dominates this list with taking 3 out of the top 5 spots. In addition, out of the total 20, ten of them are Chinese ports. Shanghai ranked the top port last year. In the US, the top ports were LA, South Louisiana …
The one hundred components in the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index are “selected to the index by dividend yield, subject to screens for dividend-per-share growth rate, dividend payout ratio and average daily dollar trading volume. Components are weighted by indicated annual dividend”. As of July 31,2009 the total return for the index was -4.03% …
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In an article titled Shanghai Market Sees Red the Journal says: “It is rich in irony. But preparing to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, the Communist Party won’t want a plunging stock market to mar the festivities. At least, this is the latest thinking among traders betting on an end …
Not to be flippant about a new stock-market plunge that’s doubtless causing heartburn in many offices and households, but is this really such a huge surprise? And just as important, is it really such a bad thing?.U.S. consumer weakness painful but needed In the aftermath of Iceland’s financial collapse, many citizens are planning to leave …
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The latest poverty data available from the Census Bureau is for the year 2007. The official poverty rate in the US was 12.5 % in 2007. Put another way, 37.3 million people were in poverty up from 36.5 million the previous year. Click to Enlarge Source: U.S. Census Bureau The 37.3 millions does not include …
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