The Top 20 Regional Banks in the US were published last month by the Bank Director magazine. These banks were ranked for each of the four regional categories: Northeast, Midwest, South and West using data from 2018. The winners were selected based 10 factors such as Branch Network Strategy, Retail Strategy, Small Business Strategy, Core …
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The Russian stock market looked a lot different before the revolution than it is now. The Russian revolution occurred in 1917 when the old czarist monarchy was overthrown by the communists and the former Soviet Union was born. In 1913, the stock market in Russia was highly dominated by railroads and finance according to an …
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The Maximum Tax Rate on capital gains has always been lower than the rate on ordinary income in the US. This preferential treatment on capital gains is one reason US companies and investors are contend with lower dividends paid out by companies. Another impact is that an investor holding stocks over many years and selling …
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The World’s Largest Weapons Importing Countries based on combined 2016 and 2017 data are shown in the graphic below. Saudi Arabia tops the ranking followed by India and Egpyt. Flush with petro dollars Saudi Arabia is a buyer of all kinds of expensive weapons though the country is a huge desert surrounded by friendly countries. …
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Corporate tax revenue continued to rise up until 2015. From 2017 to 2018, corporate tax revenues collected by the US fell by 31% according to a Peterson Foundation. Click to enlarge Source: Peter G. Peterson Foundation