The tech industry is not known for many stocks paying a dividend. Accordingly, most investors would not consider the industry when hunting for dividend growth stocks. However there are exceptions. According to an article by Algy Hall at CityWire, semiconductor maker Texas Instruments(TXN) is a winner. The stock has grown its dividend by an astonishing …
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Emerging markets have been poor performers for the past decade or so. Many years ago the BRICS were supposed to lead the growth of these markets. However that did not work out as expected. For instance, the decline in commodity markets led to the fall of Brazilian equities which were soaring during the commodity bull …
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China leads the world in High-speed rail network as of December, 2021 according to the Atlas High-Speed Rail 2022 report published by the International Union of Railways (UIC). China has over 40,000 km of route network currently in operation. Spain ranks the second with over 3,600 kms followed by the original hi-speed leader Japan. The …
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The number medical doctors and nurses per 1,000 people by country are shown in the chart below from OECD that was published last year. According to OECD, there were 2.64 doctors per 1,000 in 2019 in the US. Austria had the highest at 5.36 followed by Norway. Generally European countries have higher doctor density than …
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