Every year Credit Suisse publishes the Global Investment Yearbook which contains a wealth of data on many markets. From the 2013 edition here are two charts related to the US markets. The Cumulative Real Returns from 1900 to 2012 & the Annualized Real Returns of Major Asset Classes(%): Click to enlage Source: Credit Suisse Global …
Consumer staples stocks traditionally have paid moderate dividends and offered slow and steady growth. Utility stocks on the other hand, have high dividend yields and are considered to have higher growth rates. When it comes to choosing a sector for investment investors are faced with this question: Should I go with consumer staples which pay …
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Apple(AAPL) stock reached a peak of $705.07 earlier this year and became the most valuable company in the world. Yesterday it closed at $529.69 and the market capitalization stands at $498.3 billion. Japan’s Sony Corp’s (SNE) stock trading in Tokyo reached the lowest price since 1980, a year after the company introduced Walkman. Sony’s market capitalization …
Click to enlarge Source: Pharmaceutical Executive
Interesting table showing the Major U.S. and Foreign Futures Exchanges: Click to enlarge Source: Derivatives and Risk Management in the Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Electricity Industries, Energy Information Administration, Oct 2002