Container ships transport most of the goods across countries globally. The below infographic shows 7 curious facts about containers:
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Source: Port Technology
How the US Railroad Industry Became a Monopoly: Chart
A few years ago I wrote a post about how the US railroad industry has become a monopoly with a neat map. The article was well received and continues to receive interest from readers. The following post is an update to that article.
Of the Class I railroads in the US, the following four are majors:
Out of these, BNSF is private owned by Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway. The other three are available on the market for investors.
These four major railroads became powerful as a result of many mergers and acquisitions over the past 50 years. The following chart shows the evolution of these railroads:
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The chart below shows the Network Map for the four US Railroads:
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Via: The Big Picture
The following is another chart showing the merger wave in the American railroad industry:
Source: RailRoad Signals
All US railroads are excellent for long-term investments. The best way to profit from railroads is simply buy a bunch of stocks and forget about them for years. After 10 or 20 years with dividend reinvested an investor will be rewarded well.
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Disclosure: Long NSC, CSX, UNP
US Asset Class Returns From 1900 Thru 2017: Chart
Stocks outperform other classes in the long run especially in the very long run measured in many decades. Stocks have earned much higher returns than T-bills and Bonds from 1900 thru 2017 as shown in the chart below. The data shows returns in both nominal and real terms.
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Source: Credit Suisse via The Asia Report
The Worlds Fastest High-Speed Trains: Chart
The fastest high-speed train the world is the Fuxing train in China. Currently Japan is working on building Maglev trains that can go higher than 600 km/hr. The chart below shows the world’s fastest high-speed trains:
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Source: World Economic Forum
In terms hi-speed network, China has 22,000 kms of hi-speed rail making it the top country. To put it another way, China has 60% of all hi-speed rail track in the world.
The Worlds Fastest High-Speed Trains at Max Speed:
Source: GoEuro
Which Foreign Biotech and Healthcare Companies have Raised Capital in the US
The biotech and healthcare sector has been hot in the past few years. Almost every week new biotech IPOs are coming to the market and investor appetite for these stocks seems no sign of waning. According to a report by BNY Mellon, more than 150 foreign Biotech and Healthcare stocks are listed or traded on the US markets.
In addition, many companies are also raising capital in the US by listing their DRs. About 44 firms raised capital from 2013 to 2017. The table below shows the top 20 in that group:
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Source: BNY Mellon
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