Many European markets are down 20% or more so far this year. Some investors are avoiding European stocks entirely. However they may be missing out on some excellent opportunities. Among the various sectors, the utility sector looks attractive for income investors at the current levels. The STOXX TMI Utilities Index which is comprised of 34 …
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Some of the foreign electric utilities trading on the OTC markets as sponsored ADRs are listed below with their current dividend yields: 1.Company:AES Tiete (AESAY) Current Dividend Yield: 10.14% Country: Brazil 2.Company:Centrais Elet. de Santa Catarina-Celesc (CEDWY) Current Dividend Yield: 5.67% Country: Brazil 3.Company:CLP Holdings (CLPHY) Current Dividend Yield: 3.47% Country: Hong Kong 4.Company:Comp. de …
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The pharmaceutical industry used be a highly profitable industry and pharma stocks were long considered as conservative investments that offered slow, steady growth with attractive yields. However that has changed in the past couple of decades. Though profit margins for blockbuster drugs are high, drug companies’ earnings are under enormous pressure due to many factors …
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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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