The US ranks ahead of all the other countries in the world in military spending. The following chart shows the top 20 countries based on their military expenditures in 2014: Click to enlarge Source: CHARTS: U.S. Army size and defense expenditures relative to other nations, The Brookings Institution The US. is not only the largest spender in …
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I came across the following hilarious maps. Not sure why the creator of these maps left out Alaska and Hawaii in the US map…… a) Asia Click to enlarge b) Europe c) USA d) World More funny maps on the link below. Source: Hilarious Politically INCORRECT Maps of the World, Sputnik News
Thousands of public companies trade on the markets worldwide. In the US, retail investors in the millions are “owners” of listed companies holding equity in the form of shares. However though a public corporation may have millions of small shareholders, the shareholders themselves do not have control anything the company does. That power lies with …
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Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) involves capital flows across boundaries. Unlike movement of humans, capital movement is unrestricted between countries. FDI flows are different foreign portfolio investments which are simply investing capital in equity and other markets. FDI capital flows usually relates to investments such as building a factory to make autos for example. Unlike FDI …
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Competition will not lead always to lower prices. Just like so many other industries such as telecom, media, airlines, railroads and many others, healthcare providers will form oligopolies and determine prices for products and services as needed… Source: The CommonWealth Fund