The population of Canada is 38.25 million according to The World Bank per Google. In 2021, the country had 788 homicides. This represents 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population. To put this figure in perspective, the US had a population of 332 million in 2021. Last year there were 22,900 homicides in the country according to …
High speed rail networks continue to grow in countries around the world. Technological advancements have also led to pushing the speed higher and higher. As of 2021, the top speed in high-speed rail is in China with a maximum speed of 350 km/hr according to the Atlas High-Speed Rail 2022 report published by the International …
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The simple and easy way to invest in Eurozone blue chips is with an ETF that tracks the The EURO STOXX 50® Index. This index represents the 50 largest companies in the Eurozone countries based on free-float market cap. The companies include the major sectors such as technology, banks, industrial goods, consumer good, chemicals, etc. …
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The tech industry is not known for many stocks paying a dividend. Accordingly, most investors would not consider the industry when hunting for dividend growth stocks. However there are exceptions. According to an article by Algy Hall at CityWire, semiconductor maker Texas Instruments(TXN) is a winner. The stock has grown its dividend by an astonishing …
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Emerging markets have been poor performers for the past decade or so. Many years ago the BRICS were supposed to lead the growth of these markets. However that did not work out as expected. For instance, the decline in commodity markets led to the fall of Brazilian equities which were soaring during the commodity bull …
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