Banana Facts
Below is the Banana Facts infographic from the FAO. Who knew there are almost 1,000 varieties…. Click to enlarge Source: FAO
Archive of entries posted on July 2015
During Volatile Market Times Simply Stay Invested
One of the important topics that I have written about many times in the past is Market Timing. Some of those posts can be found here, here, here and here. I came across an interesting article by Fidelity Investments discussing ways to deal with market volatility. From the article: Click to enlarge U.S. stock market returns represented …
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Central Bank Balance Sheets: China vs USA
The Central Bank of China has pumped billions of dollars into the economy in the past few years thru the various stimulus programs. As a result its balance sheet has ballooned to over $5 Trillion now making it the largest in the world. This figure is even bigger than total assets of the Federal Reserve. A Fidelity …
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The Largest and Most Powerful Public Chinese Companies 2015
Every year Forbes magazine publishes the largest companies in the world. These firms are selected based on many factors including revenues. 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. We use a composite score …
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