Public Sector Employment as a percentage of Total Employment varies widely among OCED countries according to a working paper published by the OECD. The Scandinavian countries of Norway, Sweden and Denmark have the highest general government employment at close to 30% based on 2021 data. Japan and South Korea have the lowest government employment at …
There were 778 homicides in Canada in 2023. This is 14% less than 2023. To put it another way, homicides per 100,000 population in 2023 was 1.94 according to Statcan. The Canadian rate is lower than the US rate in 2023. Last year, the homicide rate in the US was 5.7 per 100,000. Click to …
Crypto currency Bitcoin has soared this year especially since the results of the US election were announced. Bitcoin prices recently reached an all-time of $108, 268 and today traded at over $94,000. In terms of returns, bitcoin has crushed the S&P 500 and other assets. In this post, let us take a look at a …
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Electricity prices for households in the EU vary widely across countries. Germany has the highest prices while Turkey has the lowest price per kWH in the first half of this year according to a report in Deutsche Welle. Germans pay an average of 39.15 Euro center per kWH and Turks pay just 4.88 Euro center …
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The bull market in US equities has continued this year with the S&P 500 up by over 24% YTD on price return basis. In the past 5 years the S&P 500’s returns has had an incredible run with an annualized return of 13%. While the S&P 500’s return is 24% based on price returns so …
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