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Banco de Chile S.A. (CHILE) - David Hunkar at TopForeignStock's Feed

The five best performing Latin American ADRs YTD as of 2/26/10: 1. Banco De Chile ( BCH ). Country: Chile. Sector: Banking. 

FPL Group, Inc. (FPL) - David Hunkar at TopForeignStock's Feed

32 FPL Group, Inc FPL 33 Georgia Power Company GPW 34 Great Plains Energy Incorporated GXP 

Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) - TopForeignStock's Feed

For example,Colgate Palmolive ( CL ) makes a multitude of products such as Colgate Toothpaste, Palmolive dish washing liquids, Irish Spring bath soaps, etc Some of Colgate's brands like Colgate toothpaste are highly popular in emerging countries Colgate Palmolive stock has been a long term winner for investors 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation - TopForeignStock's Feed

In , Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway agreed to buy the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF)  railroad for $34B. The railroad is the largest second largest railroad in the country and is also the biggest mover of food products like corn and coal As one of the largest railroads, BNSF also transports the large amount of consumer goods from west coast ports to destinations across the country 

Westpac Banking Corporation (WBC) - TopForeignStock's Feed

big four banks in Australia are ANZ (OTC: ANZBY ), Commonwealth Bank (OTC: CMWAY ), National Australia Bank (OTC: NABZY ) and Westpac( WBK ) As the domestic market is dominated by these four banks they are more likely to depend on growth in foreign markets especially in Asia Some key points from the Banker article: In the past 18 months the number of second tier banks has almost halved due to M&A The Big Four banks hold 738% of outstanding mortgages in Australia ANZ Banking is expanding fast in Asia targeting high net worth retail customers particularly in India and China "NAB owns Yorkshire Bank and Clydesdale Bank in the UK and community bank Great Western in the US Westpac has strong retail operations in several Pacific island nations 

National Australia Bank, Limited (NAB) - TopForeignStock's Feed

big four banks in Australia are ANZ (OTC: ANZBY ), Commonwealth Bank (OTC: CMWAY ), National Australia Bank (OTC: NABZY ) and Westpac( WBK ) As the domestic market is dominated by these four banks they are more likely to depend on growth in foreign markets especially in Asia Some key points from the Banker article: In the past 18 months the number of second tier banks has almost halved due to M&A The Big Four banks hold 738% of outstanding mortgages in Australia ANZ Banking is expanding fast in Asia targeting high net worth retail customers particularly in India and China "NAB owns Yorkshire Bank and Clydesdale Bank in the UK and community bank Great Western in the US Westpac has strong retail operations in several Pacific island nations 

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) - TopForeignStock's Feed

The Top 10 Banks in Farm Lending by dollar volume as of 3rd quarter,2009 are listed below: 1Wells Fargo Bank ( WFC ) 2 Bank of America ( BAC ) 3 Bank of the West 4 Rabobank 5 US Bank ( USB ) 6 First National Bank ( FNSC ) 7 M&I Marshall and Ilsley Bank 

Bank of America Corporation (BAC) - TopForeignStock's Feed

"The stocks are clearly too cheap," says Giambrone, whose USAA Value Fund ( UVALX ) owns Wells Fargo ( WFC ), PNC Financial Services ( PNC ), and Bank of America ( BAC ), among other financial stocks "There may be some bumps in the road ahead, but for the most part those are reflected in valuations" The Standard & Poor's 500 Financials Index ( S5FINL ) of 78 banks, brokerages, and insurance companies is down 60% since peaking in , more than twice the drop of the S&P 500 stock index 

BHP Billiton plc (BLT) - TopForeignStock's Feed

Some of the world's top mining company stocks such as Vale( VALE ), BHP Billiton( BB L, BHP ), etc have handsomely rewarded long term investors. After falling heavily in 2008, mining stocks rallied hard last year For example, BHP Billiton's London stock price more than doubled last year