The Top 40 Swiss Brands

Some of the best brands in the world are owned by Swiss companies. According to the “Switzerland’s 40 Most Valuable Brands” report published by Interbrand earlier this year, the most valuable brand of Switzerland is Nescafe, the classic instant coffee. Nescafe is owned by the Swiss food company Nestle (OTC: NSRGY) which took the third …

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The Top 10 Global Electric Utilities

I selected the The Top 10 Global Electric Utilities from the “Platts Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings” for 2009. Generally electric utility stocks offer solid dividend yields and have slow growth. Investors love them because of their yields and their monopolistic nature in most markets. Though highly regulated, electricity companies make decent profits year …

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The Top 25 Global Energy Companies by Platts

The Platts Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings for 2009 was released by Platts this week. This is the eighth year that Platts has published the rankings. The factors used to select these Top Financial Performers are: Asset worth Revenues Profits Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) Rankings are based are data from Standard & Poor’s …

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Platts: Asia’s 20 Fastest Growing Energy Companies

Platts, the highly respected energy consulting company, released its Platts Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings for 2009 this week. One of the sub-sector of this ranking is the Fastest Growing Energy Companies in Asia. The Top 20 Fastest Growing Energy Companies in Asia: Note: IOG – Integrated Oil & Gas DU – Diversified Utility …

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