Gold has had an excellent run so far this year. The yellow metal is up over 28% year-to-date as investors pile into it as a hedge against risky assets and uncertainties brought by Covid-19. In general, gold as an asset class performs well when stocks and bonds do not. I recently across an article by Matthew …
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The following infographic shows of the world’s longest leaders. After Ukraine had a color revolution a few years ago, protests are ongoing in Belarus to remove the dictator Alexander Lukashenko who has been in power for more than 26 years. President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan assumed office in 1994. Among the leaders showing in the chart, …
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The following 17 notable stocks reached their 52-week highs on Aug 12th, 2020. These stocks are from a wide range of industries ranging from logistics to paints. Rising online shopping is a big boon to delivery firms like Fedex and UPS. As people are stuck at home and unable to travel, many are renovating and …
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The coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the US and other countries of the world. Compared to other developed countries the virus has hit the US hardest so far in terms of total cases and deaths. Below is the latest update from the New York Times: At least 1,478 new coronavirus deaths and 54,187 new cases …
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When US investors consider overseas markets for investments they rarely consider Russia. Unlike other major emerging markets Russia does not appear on the radar of American investors because of many Note #1: Trading of Russian Companies on US Stock Exchanges Halted (Effective Feb 28, 2022) consider it to have a weak economy, a dictatorship form of …
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