The minimum wage per month varies between the countries in the EU. Luxembourg has the highest minimum wage while Uzbekistan has the lowest among the countries outside the EU as shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge Source: Working For A Pittance?, RFE/RL
The performance of Gold during bull and bear markets since 1968 is shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge Source: In Gold We Trust @ Twitter Related ETF: SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) Disclosure: No Positions
The Top 20 Regional Banks in the US were published last month by the Bank Director magazine. These banks were ranked for each of the four regional categories: Northeast, Midwest, South and West using data from 2018. The winners were selected based 10 factors such as Branch Network Strategy, Retail Strategy, Small Business Strategy, Core …
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The Russian stock market looked a lot different before the revolution than it is now. The Russian revolution occurred in 1917 when the old czarist monarchy was overthrown by the communists and the former Soviet Union was born. In 1913, the stock market in Russia was highly dominated by railroads and finance according to an …
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The Maximum Tax Rate on capital gains has always been lower than the rate on ordinary income in the US. This preferential treatment on capital gains is one reason US companies and investors are contend with lower dividends paid out by companies. Another impact is that an investor holding stocks over many years and selling …
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