The US spends billions of dollars each year in welfare programs to poor people. Though it is the richest country in the world millions of Americans depend on the state for survival. According to the House Ways & Means Committee can astonishing $1 Trillion was spent on 80+ programs through various agencies and departments. The bureaucracy …
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The New York Stock Exchange(NYSE) will be closed for the following holidays in 2017: Source: NYSE NYSE will observe a total of nine holidays in 2017. On two days the market will close early at 1 PM. These are on July 3rd – the day before Independence Day and Nov 24th – the day after Thanksgiving Day. …
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Coffee and Tea offer different kinds of health benefits. Generally tea seems to be a healthier option than coffee.Tea does not have caffeine and tea is popular in many East Asian countries like China. On the other hand, Coffee is more popular than tea in the US. Below is an interesting infographic showing the health …
The media industry in most countries is an oligopoly. A handful of big companies dominate the market operating under multiple brands. As a result, they all seem to say the same all the time. Because of the concentration investigative journalism and critical analysis of most things is sadly missing in the media. Recently there has …
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The owners of the most popular spirits and their brands are shown below: Click to enlarge Source: Daily Infographics Related Posts: How American Is Your Beer? World’s Top Five Beer Companies A Review of the Global Tobacco Industry Chart: The Future of Top 10 Global Tobacco Markets U.S. Tobacco Companies Have Outperformed The S&P 500