Equity markets are performing very well so far this year. After a dramatic selloff in July and early August, markets have recovered and continue to reach record highs. Some of the individual stocks have soared much more than than the S&P 500’s 21.0% YTD. With that said, I wanted to see how the three major …
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There are about 50,000 companies trading on the organized exchanges of the world according to an article by Ashley Owen of OwenAnalytics. China has the highest number of companies at over 5,000 followed by Canada and the US. On a per capita basis, Canada tops the ranking at 113 per million followed by Australia at …
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The S&P 500 is up a decent 11.52% on price-return basis as of yesterday August 8, 2024 despite the sell-off in the markets last week. The annualized return over the past 5 years is 12.61%. The tech sector as represented by Information Technology and Communication Services accounts for just over 40% of the index as …
U.S. Global Investors published updated version of The Periodic Table of Commodities Returns chart with 2023 data earlier this year. Gold was the top performer last year with a return of over 13%. The worst performer was Lithium with a loss of about 82% as the craze for EV demand cooled last year. Copper prices …
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Personal Income Tax Rates in Europe widely. In most countries the personal income tax is progressive meaning higher income earners pay higher taxes and vice versa. According to the Tax Foundation, the Top Personal Tax Rate in Europe in 2024 is in Denmark, France and Austria in that order. Click to enlarge Source: Top Personal …
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