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The Pros' Global Picks
STOCK/COUNTRY PRICE PRICE-EARNINGS
RATIO*
BANK OF IRELAND $8.43 9
(IRELAND)
It's expanding rapidly, and the stock is still a bargain
BOEING (U.S.) $101.25 19
No.1 in passenger planes--while airline traffic is booming
CANON (JAPAN) $106.75** 23
With Japan in the doldrums, it's on the move worldwide
GILLETTE (U.S.) $69.63 27
A truly global brand name, but cheaper than Coca-Cola
GUCCI (ITALY) $65.63** 26
Its sales of tony apparel for the upper crust are sizzling
INNER MONGOLIA 48 cents NA
ERDOS (CHINA)
China's cashmere king is spreading across the U.S.
LUCENT $45.88 22
TECHNOLOGIES (U.S.)
One of the world's classiest telecom equipment makers
NUTRICIA $143.28 22
(NETHERLANDS)
Infant-formula maker with an appetite for takeovers
NOKIA (FINLAND) $53.88** 13
Mobile phones are hot, and its stock is rebounding
MULTICANAL $11.50** NA
(BRAZIL)
Fast-growing cable TV operator
*Estimated 1997 earnings
**American depositary receipts
DATA: BUSINESS WEEK SURVEY OF ANALYSTS AND FUND MANAGERS, BLOOMBERG FINANCIAL
MARKETS
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Updated June 13, 1997 by bwwebmaster
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