The UK Stock Market is The Worst Performing Among Developed Markets

The UK used to be a super power ruling many countries of the world. Nowadays UK has become an also ran country. The country is not a leader in technology. In defense, it is generally considered a poodle of the US. Economically the country has bogged down in the Brexit morass for the past few …

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On the Sector Breakdown of India’s S&P BSE SENSEX Index

The S&P BSE SENSEX is the benchmark index of the Indian equity market. The index is up around 9% so far this year. In this post, let’s take a quick look at the sector composition of Sensex. According to S&P, the Sensex “is designed to measure the performance of the 30 largest, most liquid and …

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The Global Auto Industry is an Oligopoly

The global automobile industry is not a highly competitive industry with thousands of players. Instead just like in other major industries, the auto industry is an oligopoly where a handful of firms dominate the market. Small companies trying to enter and compete against the giants is mostly impossible. For example, in the US the market …

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The Six Biggest Bull Markets Since 1962 and Their Subsequent Bear Markets: Chart

The current bull market in US stocks can be called as “The Most Hated Bull Market” in history. This is because unlike any other bull market, this bull does not have the feel to it. For example, there is nothing like the craze and euphoria that swept the country during the dot com mania of …

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