The U.S. has a physician deficit that adversely affects healthcare in the country. In the OECD ranking of doctors per 10,000 the US ranks at the bottom. Only Mexico and South Korea are worse than the US. All European countries including the ones in Eastern Europe have higher doctor density. The simple fact that the …
The US economy is a consumption-based economy. Accordingly many of the industries that drive consumption such as retail, hospitality, services, education, healthcare, fast food, etc. are huge. Among these one of the largest in terms of sales, employment and other factors is the fast food industry. Fast food restaurants are also known as Quick Service …
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The world continues to depend on coal, oil and gas as the primary sources for energy. Though the share of renewable energy sources is increasing it is still under 40% at a global level. Coal is the dirtiest form of energy source and fossil fuels like natural gas and oil are not the cleanest either. …
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The benchmark index of the UK equity market is the FTSE 100 Index. This index is comprised of the 100 blue chip companies on the London Stock Exchange and is dominated by oil majors like Shell plc(SHEL) and BP(BP), banks (HSBC), drug firms (Astrazeneca – AZN) and consumer staple giants like Unilever (UL). As such, …
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Inequality is the highest in the United States among the developed countries. According to data released by Census Bureau released in September income inequality grew in the US in 2021 for the first time in a decade. Income and Wealth inequality is usually higher in emerging and frontier countries. However similar situation has been prevalent …