“What this country needs is a really good five cent cigar” – Thomas Riley Marshall, US Vice President (1913–21) Millions of rules, regulations and laws exist on the books in the US. Sometimes however it feels like common sense is lacking in the most basic things of human life. One such thing is the issue of paid …
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The Wall Street Journal published an article by Jo Craven Mcginty back in October titled “Algorithms Aren’t Biased, But the People Who Write Them May Be“. The author discussed a book called “Weapons of Math Destruction” published by Dr.Cathy O’Neil and how algorithms are used in many different industries. An excerpt from the piece: The …
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The major global beer makers and the brands owned by them are shown in the graphics below: Click to enlarge Source: Daily Infographics Some of the firms listed above are Ambev(ABEV), SABMiller(SBMRY), Carlsberg A/S (CABGY), Heineken NV (HEINY) and Diageo plc (DEO). Related Posts: How American Is Your Beer? World’s Top Five Beer Companies A Review of the …
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Some sectors of the equity market perform when interest rates rise and vice versa. Based on an analysis of historical data, a report by Fidelity Investments notes that high-yielding sectors like utilities and consumer staples under-perform when rates rise. On the other hand, financials outperform the overall market when rates increase. Click to enlarge Source: A new …
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The global arms trade is a multi-billion dollar industry. According to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the sales of weapons and military services by the world’s largest 100 arms-producing and military services companies (“SIPRI Top 100”) totaled $370.70 billion in 2015. Of the SIPRI Top 100, more than half of arms sales worldwide come from American …
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