The following is a cool infographic showing all the key facts about coffee:
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Source: Daily Infographics
Breakdown of Where Your 2017 Tax Dollar Went: Chart
The three major expenditure categories that were covered with your tax dollar in 2017 were: health, military and interest in debt.Transportation received the least amount of tax dollars. No wonder much of the transportation infrastructure is in dire need of repair and rebuilding. Other areas that received less tax dollars are education and science.
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Source: National Priorities
Russia’s Icebreaker Fleet Dominates the Arctic
The US lags Russia in the number of icebreakers. In the arctic Russia dominates with a fleet size of 46 while the US has only 5.
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Source: 2019 Index of U.S. Military Strength, Heritage
Bull and Bear Markets in Canada since 1957
There have been nine bull and bear markets in the Canadian equity market since 1957. Like in other countries, bull markets have been longer than bear markets with the average bull market lasting 70 months with an average return of over 141%. Similarly the average bear market lasted about 12 months with an average loss of over 30%.
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Source: Dynamic Funds, Canada
What Fits In One Rail Car: Infographic
Ever wonder what fits in one rail car? The following infographic shows how much a rail car holds for some of the items:
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Source: AAR
The major North American listed railroads are:
- Company: Canadian National Railway Co (CNI)
- Company: Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd(CP)
- Company: CSX Corp (CSX)
- Company: Kansas City Southern (KSU)
- Company: Union Pacific(UNP)
- Company: Norfolk Southern Corp(NSC)
Disclosure: Long CNI, CSX, UNP and NSC