We are almost approaching the end of July.Seven months of 2008 have gone by with plenty of drama in the markets on a daily basis. So now is the time to take a step back and look at some of the foreign utilities listed in the New York Stock Exchange and see how they have …
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The five stocks listed below are some of the best foreign stocks one can hold for the next 5 years. They are selected based on many factors like dividend rates,consistent performance,long-term growth,ability to weather adverse market conditions, etc. 1.Company: Royal Bank of Canada Country: Canada Ticker: RY 2.Company: United Overseas Bank Country: Singapore Ticker: UOVEY …
The following three foreign stocks look very cheap now: 1.Company: Westpac Banking Corp. Ticker: WBK Country: Australia Sector: Banking Yield: 6.39% 2.Company: Veolia Environnement SA. Ticker: VE Country: France Sector: Multi-Utility Yield: 2.83% 3.Company: ERSTE BANK DER OEST SP Ticker: EBKDY Country: Austria Sector: Banking Yield: 1.72%
Infrastructure related stocks are attractive these days due to the huge infrastructure build up that is happening in emerging market economies like India, China, Brazil,Eastern Europe etc. China and India are building roads, railroads,bridges,tunnels,etc. at an incredible pace.In addition there is also huge construction boom in the residential and commercial real estate sector.All this constructions …
In this post,lets look at two fuel distributors.One is Ultrapar Holdings Inc. (UGP) from Brazil and the other is Imperial Oil Ltd. (IMO) of Canada. 1.Ultrapar distributes Liquefied Petroleum (LPG) in Brazil.LPG is used for cooking and other purposes.UGP also produces various kinds of chemcials and engages in the transportation and distribution of the same. …