Wufengshan Yangtze River Bridge: Video

The Wufengshan Yangtze River Bridge is a double deck suspension bridge across the Yangtze river in China. It carries an eight-lane expressway and a high-speed rail line. In fact, it is the world’s largest hi-speed railway bridge. This bridge was opened to traffic in Dec, 2020. The following is a cool video of this engineering marvel:   …

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State and Local Individual Income Tax Collections Per Capita: Chart

In the US, states and local governments collected $1,303 per capita in individual income taxes for fiscal year 2018 according to Tax Foundation. However tax collections vary widely between the states as shown in the chart below. The states with top per capita tax collections are: New York, the District of Columbia, Connecticut, Maryland, California and …

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Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd: Upcoming 5-for-1 Stock Split

Canadian railroad Canadian Pacific(CP) has seen its stock soar in the past five years by over 157% based on just price growth (excluding dividends). The NYSE-listed stock closed at over $371.00 today. With most of the major railroad stocks trading in triple digit dollar range, CP decided to split the stock. Last week Canadian Pacific …

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Average Annual Return of Individual Investors vs. S&P 500 From 2009 To 2019: Chart

The average individual investor in equity markets earns less than the market return. This has been confirmed by many studies. The reason for the difference is that individual investors are affected by many human behavioral issues such as trying to time the market, excessive trading, buying high and selling low, panicking during market corrections, etc. …

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The World’s Busiest Airports in 2020

The Covid Pandemic re-arranged the world’s busiest airport rankings for the first time in decades. The Guangzhou Bai Yun International Airport in China was the world’s busiest aiport in terms of passenger traffic in 2020. The traditional winner, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was unseated from the top position for the first time in 20 years …

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