The global automobile industry is not a highly competitive industry with thousands of players. Instead just like in other major industries, the auto industry is an oligopoly where a handful of firms dominate the market. Small companies trying to enter and compete against the giants is mostly impossible. For example, in the US the market …
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The current bull market in US stocks can be called as “The Most Hated Bull Market” in history. This is because unlike any other bull market, this bull does not have the feel to it. For example, there is nothing like the craze and euphoria that swept the country during the dot com mania of …
The S&P 500 is the benchmark index of the US equity market. Billions of dollars are invested in derivative products of this index as it is considered as the barometer of health of the US economy. The number of constituents in the index is actually 505 due to different share classes of some companies. The …
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According to a survey conducted over 10 years, the most giving countries in terms of donating money, volunteering time or helping a stranger are the US, Myanmar and New Zealand: Click to enlarge Source: RFE/RL
US tax curve is in backwardation. pic.twitter.com/Cv3By8qZOd — Jan Nieuwenhuijs (@JanGold_) October 7, 2019 U.S. tax rate has been declining for many years now. The above is a cool chart showing the dramatic fall over the years.