The EU Has The Best Road Safety Record in the World

The European Union(EU) has the best road safety record in the world according to the report “The Automobile Industry Pocket Guide 2023/2024” by The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association(ACEA). Road fatalities per million population in the EU is the lowest in the world at 45. The highest rate is in Africa at 272 followed by Eastern …

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India’s Sensex Hits Yet Another All-Time Record High

Indian equity markets reached yet another all-time record high this Friday. The benchmark Sensex index reached a high of 84,694 and ended the day at 84,544 with an year-to-date return of 17%. In the past 5 years, the index has more than doubled. Sensex’s return so far this year puts it among the top four …

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Why invest in Electric Utility Stocks Now

The utility sector is usually considered as a stable sector that offers slow or no growth and strong dividends. For this reason it is one of the sectors preferred by income investors. The industry is regulated and its very rare for a company to fail. One such case was the crash of the Hawaiian Electric …

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Number of Listed Companies in the World and Companies Per Capita: Chart

There are about 50,000 companies trading on the organized exchanges of the world according to an article by Ashley Owen of OwenAnalytics. China has the highest number of companies at over 5,000 followed by Canada and the US. On a per capita basis, Canada tops the ranking at 113 per million followed by Australia at …

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