Crypto currency Bitcoin has soared this year especially since the results of the US election were announced. Bitcoin prices recently reached an all-time of $108, 268 and today traded at over $94,000. In terms of returns, bitcoin has crushed the S&P 500 and other assets. In this post, let us take a look at a …
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Electricity prices for households in the EU vary widely across countries. Germany has the highest prices while Turkey has the lowest price per kWH in the first half of this year according to a report in Deutsche Welle. Germans pay an average of 39.15 Euro center per kWH and Turks pay just 4.88 Euro center …
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The bull market in US equities has continued this year with the S&P 500 up by over 24% YTD on price return basis. In the past 5 years the S&P 500’s returns has had an incredible run with an annualized return of 13%. While the S&P 500’s return is 24% based on price returns so …
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Apple Vision Pro is a wearable headset made by Apple (AAPL) that costs nearly $4,000. In this chart post, let’s take a quick look at the some of the key suppliers for the chips that are in this device. Last year, when Apple’s iPhone 15 came out I wrote a post on the key suppliers …
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Germany is the largest economy in Europe and is an export-oriented economy. The latest trade partners chart from DeStatis shows some interesting facts. The top 3 export destinations for Germany goods in 2023 were the US, France and the Netherlands. As the Chinese economy contracted last year exports of goods to the country suffered. As …
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