The Top 40 Swiss Brands

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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 rank. The second most valuable Swiss brand is the banking giant UBS (UBS). 

Omega, Swatch, Longines, Breguet, Tissot and Rado watch brands in the list belong to The Swatch Group.

The list below shows The 40 Most Valuable Brands of Switzerland:

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Source: Interbrand

Ten Dividend Stocks Trading in NASDAQ

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To select the 10 dividend stocks I used the The NASDAQ Dividend Achievers Index published by Mergent. This Index is weighted by market capitalization and tracks the
performance of top dividend stocks traded on the NASDAQ market.

Components of this index meet the following criteria:

  • Must trade on the NASDAQ
  • Company must be incorporated in the USA or its territories
  • Must have Increased dividends for the past 10 or more consecutive years
  • Meet a minimum daily trading requirement of at least $500K

The Top 10 Holdings of this Index as of September, 2009 are:

1. Automatic Data Processing Inc (ADP)
Current Dividend Yield: 3.09%

2. Northern Trust Corp (NTRS)
Current Dividend Yield: 2.32%

3. Price T Rowe Group Inc (TROW)
Current Dividend Yield: 2.04%

4. Paychex Inc (PAYX)
Current Dividend Yield: 3.91%

5. C H Robinson Worldwide Inc (CHRW)
Current Dividend Yield: 1.77%

6. Expeditors Intl Wash Inc (EXPD)
Current Dividend Yield: 1.17%

7. Sigma Aldrich Corp (SIAL)
Current Dividend Yield: 1.07%

8. Linear Technology Corp (LLTC)
Current Dividend Yield: 3.23%

9. Ross Stores Inc (ROST)
Current Dividend Yield: 0.98%

10.Fastenal Co (FAST)
Current Dividend Yield: 1.96%

Knowledge is Power: American Zombies, Dubai Defaults Edition

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With a National Debt projected to reach $25 trillion by 2019, a government that has promised Boomers $100 trillion more than it can deliver, the end of the cheap oil age, looming resource wars, and nuclear proliferation, it is hard to fathom a happy ending to this Crisis. We appear to be hurtling towards the abyss and no one in charge seems capable of averting disaster. ALL YOU ZOMBIES

BRIC markets lead the surge
India stands at 10th place with 87% return in 2009. The BRIC magic has worked this calendar year too with all four countries – Brazil, Russia, India and China – placed among the top 15 in the performance ..

State Street Global Markets research shows that investor confidence around the world dropped in November, and it fell particularly sharply in Asia. Risk appetite dips among Asian investors

Recession ‘is even worse than feared’ : The recession is proving even deeper than feared, Alistair Darling will admit in next month’s Pre-Budget report….

Try DRIPing exchange-traded funds One of the secrets of building wealth with individual stocks is to reinvest dividends through dividend…

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Arabian Business : Dubai World intervention to ensure ‘long term commercial success’ – Sheikh Ahmed. Dubai debts crisis: latest news

Related: Apr 7, 2009 … The wide, smiling face of Sheikh Mohammed – the absolute ruler of Dubai – beams down on his creation. His image is displayed on every other building, …The dark side of Dubai

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Burj Dubai, Dubai
Source: Arabian Business