Telecom stocks offer some of the best value picks in Europe currently according to an article byDavid Stevenson in MoneyWeek. From the article: Why? For starters, the estimated dividend yield paid out by the Bloomberg European Telecoms index has now topped 7.5%. For just about anywhere in Europe, that’s well above the rate of inflation. …
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Investors looking for yields and stable growth have traditionally preferred utility stocks. The majority of the utilities in the U.S. are regulated and tend to have near monopoly in the operating areas offer stable growth. However in recent years U.S. utilities are facing many headwinds and their stocks have not performed as they have in …
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Many European chemical companies are projected to report strong earnings for the last quarter. Ahead of the earnings, the Euro Stoxx Chemicals Index has reach reached an all-time high as shown in the graphic below: Source: Stoxx Some of the reasons for this include the solid recovery in the industry since 2009, optimism on profits …
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Denmark is the one of the world leaders in producing electricity from wind. About 20% of the electricity produced in Denmark comes from wind power.Since the 1980s the Danish government provided various incentives for the growth of this industry with the goal of reducing fossil fuel imports. As a results of these efforts, today Denmark …
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In the most recent M&A deal in the chemical industry, Belgian chemical and plastics maker Solvay (SVYZY) agreed to buy French speciality chemical maker Rhodia(RHAYY) for 3.3 billion Euros. This represents premium of 50% to Rhodia’s closing price on April 1, 2011. This is an all-cash deal with Solvay offering 31.60 Euros for each Rhodia …
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