Archive of entries posted on January 2016

Knowledge is Power: US Economy, Karl Marx, Irish Recovery Edition

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Ireland’s economy: A solid recovery (OECD Observer) A Better Mousetrap: Smart Beta Offers Superior “Risk-On/Risk-Off” Relative-Strength Signals (Indexology) A Better Approach to Measuring Aggregate Geographic Risk (Factset) The Sheen Has Come off the Apple (Credit Suisse) Oil’s Plunge Won’t Drag Down the U.S. Economy (Bloomberg) The Best Stock Over the Last 30 Years? You’ve Never Heard of …

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Comparing the Economy of U.S. States to Other Countries

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The U.S. economy is the largest in the world with a GDP of about $18.0 Trillion. The GDP of most countries of the world are small compared to the US. Since the U.S. economy is huge, the economic output of each of the individual states in the country is also huge. The size is especially …

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10 Stocks To Hide In During Shaky Market Conditions

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European markets ended in the positive territory yesterday. But U.S. markets fell after the Fed rate decision with the S&P losing 1.09%. Equity markets this year have been extremely volatile. One day it is China and the next day it is crude oil and the following day it is growth worries. Then repeat this sequence …

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Infographic: The Future of US Nuclear Power

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Electricity generation from nuclear power accounts for just 19% of the total power generation. This is low compared to some countries such as France which generate most of the power from nuclear power plants.  Most the nuclear power reactors in the US are more than 30 years old. Click to enlarge Source: What Is the Future …

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Singapore Stocks Have Declined Over 25% In One Year

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The Singapore equity market has declined strongly due to the slowdown in Chinese economy. Unlike other Asian economies, the city-state of Singapore is highly dependent on China. The benchmark Straits Times Index is down over 11% year-to-date. Over the past one year the index has lost over one-fourth of its value as shown below: Click to …

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