The Zimbabwe Stock Market fell 98% in one week and was shut down during the hyperinflation years of former dictator Mugabe. This is a shocking fact that some investors may not know. Below is a short excerpt from an article at Research Affiliates: During the three months August–October 2008, the Zimbabwean dollar plunged from 10 to …
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President Trump recently pulled the US out of the Iran deal bringing fresh confrontation with the middle east country. Many European countries against this unilateral action. However Trump has pulled off the deal simply ignoring the Europeans, most of whom are allies. Some political pundits also note that US image has also been burnished with …
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The Singapore-Kuala Lumpur route is the world’s busiest air route in the year thru Feb, 2018 according to a recent study. Airlines made 30,537 trips average about 84 trips per day. The flight time between the cities is about an hour. The World’s Busiest Air Routes are shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge Source: Kuala …
The top ten countries with the most Foreign Direct Investment(FDI) in 2017 are shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge Source: Countries With Most FDI In 2018, Global Finance The US was the top ranked country for FDI with a total amount of $311 billion. China came in second with inflows of $144 billion. The …
Healthcare is very expensive in the US to say the least. Unlike other developed countries healthcare expenditure account for a high percentage of national budget. At the micro level, individuals spend 19.3% of their personal expenditures on healthcare according to BEA data. Or to put it another way, in 2017 Americans spent about one fifth …
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