The Global Financial Crisis(GFC) of 2007-09 was one of the worst financial crises in modern history. During this man-made crisis that started in the US, untold misery was inflicted on investors, homeowners, retirees and everyone else globally. However from an investment point of view, the crisis was one of the great time to pick up …
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Gold prices closed $1,257.72 an ounce this past Friday. In 2011 when prices soared some predicted gold would continue to go higher and reach well beyond $2,000 an oz. However prices have declined since then and is under $1,300 now. Despite the fall, gold as as asset class can be an important asset to own …
The Corinth Canal connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea in Greece. It is 4 miles long and 70 ft wide at its base according to Wikipedia. The canal was completed in 1883. A massive cruise ship thru this canal: Click to enlarge Source: Twitter Google Map: Other Photos: Related Links: Corinth Canal, Wikipedia
The World’s Deepest Gold Mine is Mponeng in South Africa. The chart below shows some of the interesting facts about this gold mine: Click to enlarge Source: INFOGRAPHIC: The world’s deepest gold mine, Mining.com Photos: Also checkout this documentary on this mine:
We have looked at S&P 500 companies’ sales by region/country before. In this post let us review the revenue composition of European companies by region/country using the The STOXX Europe 600 Index. The STOXX Europe 600 Index is represents 600 large, mid and small capitalization companies across 17 countries of the European region: Austria, Belgium, Czech …
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