Every year the Forbes magazine publishes its annual list of Forbes Global 2000 list. These companies represent the largest and most profitable firms from around the world. From the 2015 report: The FORBES Global 2000 is a comprehensive list of the world’s largest, most powerful public companies, as measured by revenues, profits, assets and market value. …
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Nick Hanauer: Why Stock Buybacks Hurt the Middle Class (The Economic Populist) China’s “soft power” is the power of money (FT beyondbrics) How young investors can build a mountain of money for retirement (Financial Post) Building for the Future: Infrastructure in Emerging Markets (Mark Mobius) Four reasons you should buy an ETF (FE Trustnet) Why productivity in the UK is so …
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Greece is the birthplace of democracy. However modern-day Greece can be considered as a “failed state” by some measures. For example, the country is notorious for tax evasion from ordinary people to billionaire shipping magnates. No wonder, Greece is the poorest country in developed Europe. For better or worse, Greece was included in the European Union. In …
The World’s largest ship is the Maersk Triple-E. This ship is larger than the Statue of Liberty, Boeing 747, Eiffel Tower and the Washington Monument. Click to enlarge Here are some pictures of this mega ship; Listed below are a few fascinating facts about Triple E: It can carry 18,000 twenty-foot containers. Laid end-to-end they will reach …
Households in India have very low exposure to equities in terms of their financial holdings. In fact, a recent article in The Wall Street Journal noted that Indians have about 2% of their total financial assets in stocks. This is very low compared to other countries such as the U.S. where the rate is 35%. …
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