Janus Henderson Investors recently released their 38th edition of the Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index report. The report is based on a study of the dividends of the 1,200 largest firms in the world by market capitalization. Overall 2022 was a great year for dividend investors as most of these firms raised their dividend payouts. …

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The most valuable company in Europe based on market capitalization is the French luxury giant LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (LVMUY). Based in the ADR trading on the OTC market, the market cap was $482.5 billion as of yesterday. Below is a short profile of the firm: LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE is …

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Global equity markets have been volatile this year with most being mostly down. In the commodity markets, its been a similar story with some shining while others falling year-to-date. For example, energy- related commodities such as crude oil, natural gas and coal have been big winners. Even Uranium had one of the best years. The …

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The US economy is a consumption-based economy. Accordingly many of the industries that drive consumption such as retail, hospitality, services, education, healthcare, fast food, etc. are huge. Among these one of the largest in terms of sales, employment and other factors is the fast food industry. Fast food restaurants are also known as Quick Service …

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