The US is the biggest economy in the world now and is projected to be maintain that leadership in 2019 as well. However China’s economy is growing faster and the country is catching up fast with the US. Click to enlarge Source: The World’s Top 10 Largest Economies, Focus Economics In addition to China, the emerging …
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US Stocks have outperformed international stocks over 10 years now. And now it may be time for foreign stocks to play catch and beat their American peers in terms of returns. No country continues to be the top performer for ever year after after year. So US investors may want to consider adding foreign stocks …
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Tourism is one of the major industries in many countries. Europe leads the world in tourist arrival numbers. A few facts about global tourism are: International arrivals grew by 7% in 2017 to 1.3 billion people. International Tourism receipts exceed $1.3 Trillion. Europe received the most arrivals at about 671 million followed by Asia-Pacific and …
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Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci is known not only as a great painter but also a great inventor. His voracious curiosity for knowledge and science led him to learn and master a variety of subjects. Recently I came across an article on “The To-Do List” he used to maintain around the 1490s. Unlike most to-do lists …
India is the sixth largest economy in the world. According to IMF data, India’s GDP in 2017 was $2.6 Trillion. The trade wars initiated President Trump with China and other countries may not impact India severely as the economy is domestically oriented noted Sukumar Rajah of Franklin Templeton in an article last month. 76% of revenues …
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