A fascinating article in The Guardian yesterday discussed why the Coronavirus hit some countries harder than others was published based on a research study. According to the author, Michele Gelfand of professor at the University of Maryland Covid was deadlier in countries with “loose” relaxed attitude towards rule-breakers. Most of the countries the western world fall in …
Every year Transparency International publishes a report ranking the countries of the world based on corruption. The 2020 ranking showed Denmark and New Zealand ranked number one followed by Finland, Singapore and Sweden in the third spot. The US took the 25th rank ahead of Georgia and Armenia. The US should eliminate corruption at all …
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Welcome to the Jungle that is the US equity market ! “Markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent” said the great British Economist John Maynard Keynes. In wacky times such as now, the trick to keep calm when markets go crazy and carry on with the long-term goal in mind. Below are a …
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The total number of people infected with Covid-19 is over 25.4 million as of Jan 26, 2021. The death toll has reached 425,208 according to data compiled by the NY Times. While a few months ago it seemed that there was no end in sight to this immense tragedy, it is now possible to imagine …
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The historical annual returns of the various sectors in the S&P 500 index shows the performance of the sectors during different economic cycles. For instance, last year the IT sector was the best performer with a total return of 44% as the pandemic forced millions of Americans to depend on technology working from homes. In …
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