The World’s Top 100 Non-Financial Trans-National Corporations (TNCs) ranked by Foreign Assets as of 2015 are listed in the table below: Source: UNCTAD A few observations: Oil and auto firms dominate the top 10 this ranking based on foreign assets with Royal Dutch Shell (RDS-A, RDS-B) taking the first spot. Apple(AAPL) which is ranked number …

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U.S. firms hoard billions of cash and equivalents unable to deploy them for growth or distribute them with shareholders. Some of this cash is stashed abroad to avoid paying high US corporate taxes. In September I wrote an article listing the Top 25 Global Public Cash-Rich Companies. In this post let us take a quick …

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The Pharmaceutical Executive magazine published its 16th annual ranking of the Top 50 Pharma Companies Worldwide for 2016 based on sales revenue in 2015. This list can be used as a starting point for investors looking to research into global drug companies. The Top 50 Global Pharma Companies for 2016 are listed in the tables below: …

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Public companies world-wide continue to hoard a significant portion of their assets in cash and cash equivalents rather then investing them. Large US firms are among the top hoarders of cash. There are a few logical reasons for holding cash such as taxation on profits repatriated to the US from overseas. But the negative effects …

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