The bull market in U.S. stocks turns 10 years old today according to a Journal article. However most investors don’t care because unlike the previous bull runs this one doesn’t have the same feel. In March 2009, stocks reached their bear market trough and investors felt like a depression was on the horizon. But the …
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The following infographic is unique in that it shows the top immigrant population in each country. For example, the largest immigrant population in the US comes from Mexico. Similarly, the British are the top immigrants in Canada and Australia. Click to enlarge Source: Western Union
Chemistry plays a very important in our daily lives.Most the items we use everyday including foods we consume have some form of chemicals in them. I came across the following cool infographic showing the important uses of chemistry in many ways: Click to enlarge Source: CompoundChem
The Wall Street Journal published an interesting article on why high-speed rail failed in the U.S. using the example of the state of Illinois and its efforts to one route from Chicago to St.Louis. The piece touches on a few points but leaves out many. Some of these were noted by its readers in the …
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Biotech stocks are the ultimate speculator stocks. Companies in this industry can soar to astonishing levels in a short period of time or vice versa. It is not uncommon for biotech equities to shoot up by 50% or 100% in a single day. Of course, they are also the other way around where these stocks …
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