Taxes on beer vary widely among the countries in Europe. The EU requires every country to levy a minimum of €0.03 ($0.03) for a 330ml (11.2 oz) beer bottle with 5 percent alcohol content according an article at Tax Foundation. Germany, Luxembourg and Spain charge the lowest taxes on a beer bottle at the minimum …
The US national debt crossed $33.0 Trillion on Monday, June 18th according to the Treasury Department. A government shutdown may occur if federal funding is not extended by the Congress before Sept 30th. 33 Trillion dollars is such as large number it is impossible to even understand how such a debt is possible. As this …
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One of the strategies for success with investing in stocks is to diversify one’s portfolio across asset classes. This may include owing both US and foreign stocks. It is wise to have international stocks in addition to the domestic peers because their outperformance varies over a period of time. Generally foreign stocks have outperformed their …
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Most of the foreign bank stocks were in the red around this time last year. However it is a better story this year with most of them up at least so far. The top performers are from Argentina which is permanent basket case of a mismanaged economy. Unlike 2022, Brazilian banks have not shot up …
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The Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom housed in the Tower of London are fascinating to look at. The Coronation Crowns in the collection are some of the wonderful crowns in the world. While visiting the Tower of London one does not feel like enough time was spent to admire the jewels due to the …
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