Oil majors Ecopetrol (EC) of Colombia and Petrobras(PBR) of Brazil are both controlled by the state. In the past 5 years the ADR performance of these companies have diverged significantly as shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge Source: Google Finance Petrobras had a great run in the past. However the stock has performed poorly especially …
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Here is a fascinating infographic showing the astonishing growth of data with the invention of computers: Click to enlarge Source: Big Data – Taking a quantum leap, Global Investor, June 2013, Credit Suisse
The FTSE 100 turns thirty this year. With a base level of 1000, it was launched in January 1984 as a broader measure of the corporate British economy. The chart below shows the performance of the index over the past 30 years: Click to enlarge Source: FTSE 100 turns thirty, Fidelity UK On Friday the FTSE …
Stock markets in developing countries are small in terms of market capitalization compared to their peers in the developed world. The latest issue of The Economist has the following graphic on emerging market equities: Click to enlarge Source: Shares in emerging markets Scarce, The Economist It should be noted that only the freely traded shares …
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Obesity is increasingly becoming an problem around the world. It is particularly high in developed countries compared to developing countries. In the U.S., the obesity epidemic adds billions of dollars in healthcare costs. Relatively very cheap food prices, lethargic lifestyle, high dependence on automobile for transport, high consumption of genetically modified foods, high amounts of …
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