Governments in some countries own major stakes in private companies.This type of state ownership is not only limited to emerging countries but is prevalent in developed countries as well. The table below shows the The Top 10 Non-Financial State-Owned Multi-National Companies ranked by foreign assets: Click to enlarge Source: World Investment Report 2015, UNCTAD Volkswagen(VLKAY) is …

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Here is an infographic showing the Top 40 Retailers in Asia: Click to enlarge Source: Euromonitor International In 2014, the top 500 Asian retailers had sales of US $1.1 Trillion. Japanese companies dominate the top 10 list as they have consolidated in the local market and expanded in regional markets as well.Walmart’s (WMT) China subsidiary …

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The Pharm Exec magazine published its annual ranking of the Global Pharma companies for 2015 earlier this year. The top ranked companies are selected based on sales. From the research report: Specialty drug sales, record-breaking M&A paired with tax synergies, and global expansion helped to bring a new face into this year’s Pharma 50 top 10, …

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The utility sector is lagging the S&P 500 this year as investors fret over the impact of rising interest rates on utilities. For investors looking to gain exposure or take a contrarian view on this sector, the following are the ten largest US electric utilities: 1.Company: Consolidated Edison Inc. (ED) Current Dividend Yield: 4.17% 2.Company: …

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Biotech stocks have been red hot in the past few years and they continue to attract investors’ attention this year as well. So far this year the NYSE Arca Biotech index is up by 9.2 compared to the 6.7% fall of S&P 500. Many of the biotechs currently trading on the markets do not have proven drugs but …

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