The FTSE Multinationals Index is comprised of companies which derive more than 30% of their revenue outside their region. The majority of the top 100 companies in this index are from the developed world. Five components from the FTSE Multinationals Index are listed below: 1.Company:Danone SA (DANOY) Current Dividend Yield: 2.56% Sector:Food Processing Country: France …
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The Formula One is the world’s most prestigious race car championship in the world. Wikipedia notes the following about Formula One: Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship,[2] is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale …
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The chart below shows the weightings of different emerging markets in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index in 2000, 2005 and 2010 (as of the end of October): Source: FT BeyondBRICs blog Mexico and Taiwan had the most weightage in the index a decade ago. Now China represents the largest weightage followed by Brazil. China and …
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In a post titled “The Magic of Buy & Hold vs Trend” fellow blogger Barry Ritholtz noted the following interesting fact yesterday: “On December 31, 1998, the last trading day of the year, the SPX closed at 1229.23. That is within 10 points (not 10 percent, but 10 points!) of where it is today. Over …
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