The current U.S. corporate tax rate at approximately 40% is among the highest in the world. This figure includes the marginal federal corporate income tax rate of 35% and state and local taxes according to KPMG. As many U.S. companies are multinationals with strong presence in overseas markets, some of them earn more profits abroad than in the …
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Interesting table showing the Major U.S. and Foreign Futures Exchanges: Click to enlarge Source: Derivatives and Risk Management in the Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Electricity Industries, Energy Information Administration, Oct 2002
The healthcare industry in the U.S. is dominated by a few large companies.Private health insurance firms’ direct written premium totaled $395 billion in 2010. With additional health premiums written by life and other insurers, the total health premiums amounted to $560 billion according to SNL Financial. The number of people with no health insurance increased from 46.3 million in 2008 to 50.7 million …
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Note to Bond King: Check Your Math Investors Prepare for Euro Collapse Why U.S. student loans are not the next financial bubble Best Bank 2012: Santander storms through the Spanish crisis North against South in Europe? Car use declining in North America China: least of our worries, greatest of our hopes Is lending by state …
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The long-term return charts of many equity markets is not easy to find online. This is especially true in the case of frontier and emerging markets. The following charts show the long-term performance of major equity indices in Asia. The risks with investing in emerging markets is confirmed by dramatic rise and falls of stock …
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