The top commodity by value shipped out of each state in 2020 is shown in the infographic below. Electronics was the tip commodity by value shipped out of nine states. Coal is also a top commodity in a few states. Click to enlarge Source: FreightWaves
The US equity market is in the grip of a brutal bear. The summer rally seems long ago and may have pulled additional investors who though the bear market was over. Inflation is still raging and the Federal Reserve has made it clear that they will not rest until soaring inflation is tamed. This week’s …
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Canada’s benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index down 13% so far this year. The S&P 500 on the other hand is in a bear market with a decline of over 22%. Booming commodity markets especially oil earlier in the year benefitted Canada. It remains to be seen if the TSX Composite holds up well thru the end …
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Spring on Prescription Drugs has been increasing exponentially in the past few decades according to research by Peter G. Peterson Foundation. It can argued that though other developed countries are able to procure prescription drugs at cheaper prices, the US case is different in the sense that many factors that apply in other countries are …
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The US equity market is in a bear market this year. The S&P 500 is down about 19% year-to-date. After a few months of relentless declines, stocks saw a brief run up during the summer. That brief bull run seems to have ended and equities are heading in the downward direction again. The Federal Reserve …
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