The US ranks ahead of all the other countries in the world in military spending. The following chart shows the top 20 countries based on their military expenditures in 2014: Click to enlarge Source: CHARTS: U.S. Army size and defense expenditures relative to other nations, The Brookings Institution The US. is not only the largest spender in …
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Stocks Roar Back as S&P 500 Heads for Best Month in Four Years (Bloomberg) TERRORISM TERRORISES STOCKS: FISHER’S FINANCIAL MYTHBUSTERS (Money Observer) Economic Freedom of the World: 2015 Annual Report (Fraser Institute) Save Early And Often To Maximize Retirement Savings (T.Rowe Price) For US investors only – Don’t miss Dec. 31 MRD deadline and Smart strategies for MRDs (Fidelity) India: Interest Rates, Inflation …
I wrote an article titled “Eight Points To Remember About Biotech Stocks” earlier this month. The following is an update to that post. Biotech stocks have been in the news lately. The sector is inherently volatile as I explained in the above post.The dramatic decline and fall of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (VRX) is a classic example …
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Equity markets worldwide have stabilized in the past few weeks.Before that markets went on a roller-coaster ride due to a multitude of worries including the great Chinese slowdown, crash in commodity markets, the Federal Reserve interest rate hike, emerging markets’ currency crashes, plunge in oil prices, etc. However all of these issues should not be a great …
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I came across the following hilarious maps. Not sure why the creator of these maps left out Alaska and Hawaii in the US map…… a) Asia Click to enlarge b) Europe c) USA d) World More funny maps on the link below. Source: Hilarious Politically INCORRECT Maps of the World, Sputnik News