The Shanghai Composite is leading global indices this year with a jump of over 21% so far. India is up by over 5% while Brazil has increased by a decent 12% year-to-date. In developed Europe, DAX is up by over 10%. It remains to be see if the rest of the year adds more returns to …
One of the scariest roads in the world is the road from Kallikratis to Frangokastello in the island of Crete, Greece. The below video of this road going downward was shot by Dave Wood: Source: Dave Wood via Crete Blog
The periodic table of elements was invented by Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev in 1869. At that time the table had 64 elements. Since then many elements have been discovered and added to the table. The following infographic shows the evolution of the periodic table: Click to enlarge Source: RFE/RL
The following infographic shows the difference between diesel, unleaded petrol and leaded petrol. Diesel automobiles are popular in Europe. All cars in the US run on petrol. Trucks however use diesel. Unlike petrol, diesel is considered to be more polluting. Click to enlarge Source: CompoundChem
Interesting infographic discussing the differences between business cycles and market cycles: Click to enlarge Source: Schwab