The New York Stock Exchange(NYSE) and NYSE American Exchanges are home to not just American companies but also many foreign companies. According to NYSE data, there are 502 companies from 46 countries that are listed on these two exchanges as of March 31, 2018. For investors looking to diversify and add foreign stocks to their portfolio, the …
Energy companies are back in focus these days as crude oil prices soar. With some OPEC cartel members trying to lift and maintain prices at $100 per barrel, oil is bound to be volatile and could head higher from current levels. Even at lower prices energy firms have been making the same profits as they …
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Forbes magazine publishes the popular Forbes Global 500 list of firms each year. The following is the list for 2017: Source: Forbes Download: Forbes Global 500 list for 2017 (in Excel)
Dividend payout reached another record in 2017 according to a study by Janus Henderson. The trend is likely to continue and they predict dividend payouts to increase by 8% this year. The following firms were the top 10 dividend payers in 2017: Rank Company 1 Royal Dutch Shell 2 China Mobile 3 Exxon Mobil 4 Apple …
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The Top 25 Financial State-Owned Multinational Corporations (MNCs) ranked by Foreign Assets as of 2015 are listed in the table below: Click to enlarge Source: World Investment Report 2017, UNCTAD The Royal Bank of Scotland(RBS) is majority(72%) owned by the British state. The state is the largest shareholder in many of the top banks in emerging markets such …
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