The US Presidential Election is in full swing with both the candidates trying hard to gain voters.The equity market does not care whether a Republican or a Democrat ends up in The White House. To that end, Charles Schwab published the following infographic showing the performance of stock markets during presidential election cycles. Click to enlarge …
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The development of health-tracking technologies is changing the way people monitor their health and perform physical activities such as exercise, jogging, running, weight-lifting, yoga, etc. I came cross the following cool infographics that shows how health gadgets are changing our lives: Click to enlarge Source: Sputnik
The healthcare system in the US is the costliest in the world. Accordingly the US expenditures on healthcare is the highest in the world. The total expenditure runs into Trillions and contrary to popular belief public spending accounts for more than private spending. On a per capita basis the US spending on healthcare is more …
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The Shenzhen Metro is one of the largest in China. Currently the system has six lines covering 140 miles with 132 stations. To put this in perspective, the world’s largest subway system, the New York Subway has 469 stations and the second largest metro in Shanghai has 364 stations. The subway map of Shenzen Metro is …
The FTSE 100 closed at 7,097.50 – a new record high for this year today. Rising oil prices and a recovery in commodity producers this year has propelled the benchmark index to record levels. With the index at such levels, some investors may be wondering if there is any value left in UK stocks. According …