Archive of entries posted by David Hunkar

The World’s Leading Tire Manufacturers by Revenue in 2020: Chart

Posted by on

The World’s Top Tire Manufacturers based on revenue from tires in 2020 are shown in the chart below. The world’s top tire maker is Michelin(MGDDY) of France followed by Bridgestone (BRDCY) of Japan, Germany’s Continental (CTTAY), US-based Goodyear(GT) and Sumitomo of Japan. Here is an interesting fact: There used to be two tire makers in the US. But with …

Continue reading ‘The World’s Leading Tire Manufacturers by Revenue in 2020: Chart’ »

The Healthcare Industry in the US: Infographic

Posted by on

The healthcare industry is one of the largest industries in the US employing millions of workers. Due to the fragmented nature of the industry and regulatory burden, employment in the industry is artificially high. It is not uncommon for a hospital system to have hundreds of workers just in the billing department whose only job …

Continue reading ‘The Healthcare Industry in the US: Infographic’ »

Fact of the Day: The Biggest Employer in the UK

Posted by on

The National Health Service (NHS) is the biggest employer in the UK. The NHS employed over 1.3 million people as January 2021. The NHS is funded directly by taxes and is the fifth largest employer in the world according to an article and one out every 20 employees in the UK works for the NHS. Source: …

Continue reading ‘Fact of the Day: The Biggest Employer in the UK’ »

Seven Behavioral Biases To Be Aware Of

Posted by on

Success with investing in equities depends on many factors such as market conditions, quality of stocks held, dividend reinvestment, buying when stocks are super cheap, holding for the long-term, etc. Of all these factors one of the most important is the ability to identify and avoid common behavioral finance mistakes. Sometimes simply making wise behavioral …

Continue reading ‘Seven Behavioral Biases To Be Aware Of’ »

Tokyo Olympic Medal Compositions: Infographic

Posted by on

The 2020 Olympics ended in Tokyo, Japan recently. Held during an ongoing pandemic with no spectators present in stadiums this was one of the unique Olympics held in modern times. I came across the following infographic on the medals awarded to winners. The composition of metals that these medals are made up of is interesting. …

Continue reading ‘Tokyo Olympic Medal Compositions: Infographic’ »