MaClean’s recently published an article that discussed the factors that make the U.S. great. The author concluded the piece saying the country’s greatness is a myth and that the reality is average based on factors such as income, education, infrastructure, etc. From the article: The belief in American greatness isn’t limited to the right; it …
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Bear markets are not always preceded by recessions and vice versa. The relationship between these two are tenuous at best. I came across an interesting piece by Liz Ann Sonders at Schwab on this topic. From the article: Stock market relative to recessions What should we expect from the stock market during a recession? Should …
Amazon.com, Inc(AMZN), Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) and Mercadolibre Inc(MELI) are the top three online retailers in the world. Amazon dominates the US market though its increasingly under threat from competitors. From a seller of books the retailer has grown to be an advertising powerhouse and a leader in cloud services through its AWS division. …
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Argentina is the top performer so far this year with the Merval Index up by 21%. Mexico has increased by a modest 5% despite hopes of great gains after AMLO came to power. Among the developed European markets, Germany is up by 8.5% while UK’s FTSE 100 has gained only 6.7% as the market is …
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The US is the world’s top spender on space programs with NASA’s budget exceeding $19 billion. The next space agency with the largest budget is China’s CNSA followed by the European Union’s ESA. Click to enlarge Source: RFE/RL’s Infographics