Australian airline Qantas began non-stop flights between London,UK and Perth Australia today.The flight will cover a distance of 14,498 kms (or 9,000-miles) in 17 hours. The below neat chart from Bloomberg shows some of the world’s top existing and proposed long-haul flights: Click to enlarge Source: Qantas Passes Aviation Milestone With Direct Perth-London Flight, Bloomberg Sitting for 17 …
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U.S. household debt reached an all-time high in the last quarter of 2017 according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The total debt owed stood at $13.15 Trillion or about $40,000 per person. Click to enlarge Source: Gold and the Global Ticking Debt Bomb, US Funds
The national debt has been steadily increasing for many years now. Currently the Total Public Debt Outstanding stands at over $20.0 Trillion. Out of this giant mountain, the Debt Held by the Public is over $15.0 Trillion. The US national debt has risen significantly since the 1980s. The chart below shows the history of US …
A neat infographic showing the current of the global economy: Click to enlarge Source: Schroders
A handful of media firms control content creation and distribution in the US today. These companies and their octopus-like links between them are shown in the graphic below: Click to enlarge Source: Recode