In an earlier post we looked at the homicide rate in the US and Europe. In this post, let’s take a quick look at the homicide rate in South America. Globally countries in the continent are not known for low homicides. Homicides rates in South America are very high relative to the rates in Europe …
The homicide rate in the US is high compared to European countries. In this post, let’s take review the how they compare. Though both are part of the developed world the homicide rate vary significantly between them. It is beyond the scope of this post to discuss why they vary so much. The following charts …
Entrenched industries are extremely difficult to disrupt let alone crush in the US. This is because established players have plenty of advantages over newcomers. For instance, these firms have financial strength, years or decades of data, strong networks and in some cases legal, political and regulatory protections. A classic example of where high tech startups …
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The tax rates on dividends paid out to shareholders by companies are generally higher in Europe than in the US. However European firms tend to have higher dividend yields than their American peers due to the dividend culture. With that said, the following chart from Tax Foundation shows the dividend tax rates in European OECD …
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The equity market in India reached a new peak last week with the benchmark Sensex reaching a record high of 64,768 on yesterday Friday, June 30th. It ended the day at 64,718. The index has been a tremendous run since the troughs of the Covid-19 panic in early 2020. Since then it has crossed it …
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