The economies of Brazil and Malaysia can be considered similar in some ways. For example, both are emerging countries and commodity-dependent. Brazil is a major exporter of commodities such as iron ore, lumber, etc. Malaysia on the other hand dependent on palm oil and rubber exports. Both countries have offshore oil reserves and a large …
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The Five Best-Performing Exchange-listed Latin American Stocks YTD are listed below: 1.Company: Gruma SAB de CV (GMK) Current Dividend Yield: N/A YTD Change: 84.88% Country: Mexico 2.Company: Telecom Argentina (TEO) Current Dividend Yield: 4.54% YTD Change: 70.21% Country: Argentina 3.Company: Industrias Bachoco (IBA) Current Dividend Yield: 1.38% YTD Change: 44.73% Country: Mexico 4.Company: Maxcom Telecomunicaciones …
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The Five Best-Performing Exchange-listed Foreign Bank Stocks are listed below: 1.Company: Bank of Ireland (IRE) Current Dividend Yield: N/A YTD Change: 49.08% Country: Ireland 2.Company: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) Current Dividend Yield: 2.66% YTD Change: 26.70% Country: Japan 3.Company: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial (MTU) Current Dividend Yield: 2.21% YTD Change: 23.62% Country: Japan 4.Company: Credit Suisse …
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During the 1800s the U.S. was an emerging market. During that time the Tsars ruled Russia and Russian equities trading on the St.Petersburg Stock Exchange performed better than U.S. equities on the New York Stock Exchange. Click to enlarge The above chart shows that Russian stocks vastly outperformed U.S. stocks from 1865 thru 1917. However …
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Last year India’s was one of the best performing emerging markets with the Sensex rising about 26%. Brazil had a lackluster performance with the Bovespa gaining under 8% for the year. Though both are part of the BRIC countries, the economies of Brazil and India differ vastly. For example, India is a major importer of …
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