The 30 Best Brands of Japan

Japan’s Best Global Brands for 2009 are shown in the chart below: Source: Interbrand The above list, created by the leading brand consultancy Interbrand, is the first ranking of global brands that originated in Japan. Automobile and electronics brands dominate the Top 30 list showing the importance of these two sectors to Japan. Most of …

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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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