The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) provides a list of non-U.S. companies listed on the exchange on its Web site (www.nyse.com).
Required:
a. Determine the number of foreign companies listed on the NYSE and the number of countries they represent.
b. Determine the five countries with the largest number of foreign companies listed on the NYSE.
c. Speculate as to why non-U.S. companies have gone to the effort to have their shares listed on the NYSE.