A Look at Asian Bank ADRs

Asians are generally known to save a higher portion of their income.Many of the banks in Asia are very conservatively run profitable businesses.For example,the banks are not permitted to have high leverage ratios and sub-prime mortgages are unknown. However due to globalization, most of the Asian banks suffered as well during the in this credit …

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Update: The Ten Most Traded ADRs

The ten most traded foreign ADR stocks by daily volume are: Companhia Vale do Rio Doce-CVRD – RIO Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing – TSM Nokia – NOK Petroleo Brasileiro – PBR Itau Unibanco – ITU Banco Bradesco – BBD Alcatel-Lucent – ALU Siliconware Precision Industries – SPIL BP – BP America Movil – AMX Four of …

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Six Stocks With Attractive Yields

Many stocks in the oil&gas and utility sectors have attractive dividend yields at current prices. Six of them are listed below with their current yields. Though they may fall further due to volatile market conditions, they are definitely worth looking into for potential long-term investment opportunities. 1.Company:ENI SPA (E) Country: Italy Dividend Yield: Oil & …

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A Review of Two Dutch ADRs

The Netherlands is home to the world’s oldest stock exchange, the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. The country has the 16th largest economy in the world and The Economist magazine ranked The Netherlands as the fourth most democratic country in the world in 2008 (Source: Wikipedia). The famous tulip mania occurred during the 16th century when speculations …

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