Many of the utility stocks in Europe have been hit hard in the past few months due to the Eurozone crisis. Unlike financials investors need not completely avoid these utilities. Some of European utilities have solid business models and excel in the renewable energy field due to state subsidies. In addition, they have operations in …
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The table below lists many of the foreign utility stocks trading in the U.S. markets. Some of these stocks pay more than 4% dividends while others do not pay any dividends. [TABLE=440] Note: Data noted is believed to be accurate. Please do your own research before making any investment decisions.
The table below lists four ADR stocks from the construction and materials industry: [TABLE=288] Cemex of Mexico is engaged in the production of and marketing of cement.Empresas ICA operates in the construction sector as well as maintenance and operation of highways and tunnels in Mexico. Ireland-based CRH is another building materials production and distribution company.James …
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Some of the largest food and drug retailers in the U.S. are Kroger(KR), Safeway (SWY), Whole Food Market(WFMI), Supervalu (SVU) and The Great Atlantic and Pacific (GAP). These companies operate in multiple states and take advantage of their size by selling products sometimes at very low prices. Even the world’s largest retail chain Wal-Mart(WMT) is …
As a consumer staples sector, stocks of food producing companies can provide some margin of safety and stability to a portfolio especially in adverse market conditions. Only a handful of foreign food companies trade in the organized U.S. exchanges. Two of the large global food companies are Europe-based Unilever and Cadbury. British confectioner Cadbury is …