Archive of entries posted on March 2013

AllianceBernstein: US Stocks Are Priced Attractively

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The U.S. equity market indices reached another record high yesterday.The S&P 500 closed at 1,569.19 crossing the high reached in October 2007 before the financial crisis. Similarly the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at another record high of 14,578.54. Click to enlarge   Source:  S&P 500 Climbs to Record Amid GDP Growth, Europe Optimism, Bloomberg Despite the ongoing crisis …

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The Top 25 Global Banks Ranked By Losses 2012

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Banks in Cyprus opened today after being closed for 12 days due to the ongoing crisis. The most anticipated event of the crisis – namely a good old-fashioned bank run – did not occur. Instead it appears that this Cyprus drama will drag for a few months. The tiny island of Cyprus was thrown in …

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Relationship between Healthcare Spending and Health

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High healthcare spending does not necessarily mean better health. Even with lower spending people can live healthier lives and live longer. Generally developed countries tend to high healthcare expenditures whether funded by the state or by private individuals. I came across the following charts showing the relationship between healthcare expenditures and life expectancy. Click to …

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Is China The World’s Financial Superpower?

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China is a net creditor nation and the U.S. is a the world’s largest net debtor nation. The Chinese are the largest holders of U.S. Treasury securities with total holdings exceeding $1.2 Trillion as of January this year. Every year the U.S pays billions of dollars as interest for this debt to China. According to an article …

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