What is Intermodal: Infographic

Intermodal freight transport means movement of freight in a container using multiple multiple methods of transportation such as trucks, trains, ships, barges, etc. without any handling of the freight itself when the mode of transportation changes. This process reduces unnecessary handling, risk and of course if the most efficient. In simple terms, this means a …

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The Top 10 Pharmaceutical Companies In The World 2020

The Top 10 Pharmaceutical Companies in the World for 2020 based on their 2019 revenue are shown in the graphic below. The Top 3 firms were Roche, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson. Click to enlarge   Source: Proclinical The tickers of the companies shown above are: Roche Holding AG (RHHBY) Pfizer Inc (PFE) Johnson & Johnson …

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Historically Bear Markets Tend To Be Shorter Than Bull Markets

Stocks perform well relative to other assets in the long run measured in years or decades. This is possible because even if there are bear markets during any given time period, they usually are shorter than bull markets. For example, over a 10 year period if a bull market leads to a 50% increase with …

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The Top 10 Global Medical Devices Companies by Revenue 2020

The Top 10 Global Medical Devices Companies based on their revenue in the devices segment in 2019 are shown in the graphic below. According to Proclinical research, the worldwide market for medical devices reached about $457.0 billion last year. Many of these firms are in the news lately due to the growing market for COVID-19 …

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China’s Stock Market is the Second Largest in the World

The equity market of mainland China is the second largest market in the world. The market cap of the domestic stocks, known as A-shares is about $10.0 Trillion.  The following chart shows the largest stock markets in the world: Click to enlarge Source: Sizing up Chinese equities – a market too big to ignore by Jie …

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