Russia has the highest murder rate in Europe. The rate is higher than Afghanistan and the US. Though it has deceased by 68% since 2000 Russia still tops the rank. All the developed European countries have a lower homicide rate than the US. Other than Russia, the only countries with a higher murder rate than …
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The defense sector has been one of the stable and strongest growing sectors since the 9/11 attacks. Firms in this sector were the biggest beneficiaries of rising defense budgets especially in the US. For example, Lockheed Martin (LMT) is up about 46% year-to-date. Despite excellent performance in the past, a recent journal article cautions investors …
In these modern times everyone is affected by all kinds of distractions. Sometimes it feels like you cannot get people to pay attention even for few minutes. The average attention span of an American for example is in seconds. Companies, politicians and others have recognized this and take advantage of it. People are distracted by …
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Inequality as measured by the Gini coefficients is the highest in emerging countries. Among developed countries, the US has the highest inequality which is not surprising. Inequality is also rising in the US due to a variety of reasons including tax cuts for the wealthy, lower tax rates on capital gains over labor income, etc. …
Manufacturing is the largest sector of the German economy. More specifically, the auto manufacturing industry is the largest in Germany. As a result, the German stock market tend to follow the auto industry. The following chart shows how the German stock market is highly correlated to the auto industry: Click to enlarge Cumulative total return …
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