The U.S. share of global economic output continues to decline. Last year it stood at just 22% of the world GDP while the share of emerging economies is growing. This is another reason for U.S. investors to diversify and include foreign stocks in their portfolios. Currently most U.S. investors have low allocations to international stocks due …
European equity indices have outperformed their American peers so far this year unlike last year when the S&P 500 was the winner. Compared to the S&P 500’s year-to-date return of -0.9% as of Mar 11th, the returns of major European indices are listed below: UK’s FTSE 100: 2.4 % France’s CAC 40: 17.0 % Germany’s DAX …
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Last year Hollywood released the movie “Pompeii“. On this occasion, Allianz published the infographic below showing the Ten Deadliest Volcano Eruptions in the world: Click to enlarge Source: Allianz You can also checkout Volcanoes: the terrible beauty on earth at their site for more interesting details on volcanoes.
The global list of Multi-National Companies(MNCs) are dominated by American and European firms. These mega corporations have revenues in the billions and employ thousands of workers in countries outside of their home countries. Based on revenues some of the firms are bigger than the economies of small and medium size countries. In the global marketplace firms compete fiercely …
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Cargo ships are becoming larger and larger in size. Today the largest ship is the CSCL Globe. It measures more than 1,313 ft in length can carry about 19,000 containers. Click to enlarge Source: The BBC CSCL Globe is large than the Triple-E class of vessels. The following infographic from Allianz shows the growth of container ship sizes: …