Archive of entries posted on July 2015

The Domination of the U.S. Economy by Fortune 500 Firms is Growing

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Every year Fortune magazine publishes its annual list of Fortune 500 companies which is a compilation of the largest publicly-traded US firms. This year’s list was released last month. Fortune noted the following fascinating fact about these firms: This year’s Fortune 500 marks the 61st running of the list. In total, the Fortune 500 companies …

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The Top 10 World Banks Based On Tier1 Capital 2015

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The highly respected The Banker magazine published the annual ranking of the Top 1000 Global Banks last month. The chart below shows the The Top 10 World Banks Based On Tier1 Capital: Click to enlarge Source: The Banker China’s biggest banks ICBC (IDCBY), China Construction Bank(CICHY), Agricultural Bank of China(ACGBY) and Bank of China (BACHY) take four …

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Top China A-Shares By Returns Before The Recent Collapse

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“To get rich is glorious!” – Deng Xiaoping The Chinese seem to take above Deng’s message to a whole new level. During the dot com boom in the late 90s tech stocks on the NASDAQ soared to astronomical levels. Americans from all walks of life were mesmerized by the paper “wealth” that was being created on a …

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On The Relationship Between Democracy and Economic, Stock Market Growth

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Is democracy necessary for economic growth and rise of equity markets? The above question is an interesting topic to analyze since the conventional principle accepted by most people is that democracy is the best form of government that is possible and only democracy can bring about stable and solid economic growth. This idea is particularly well …

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