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All of the World’s Money and Markets in One Visualization

By Texas Precious Metals LLC, Millions, billions, and trillions… When we talk about the giant size of Apple, the fortune […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 08 Nov 17 | Also posted in Commodities, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, North America, Real Estate, Statistics, Stocks, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

These Plastic Bottles Full Of Water And Bleach Light Up Homes Without Electricity

In an effort to bring light to communities lacking electricity, one pioneering project is utilizing an unexpected tool: old plastic […]

By Aidualc | 31 Oct 17 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Food for Thought, Private Equity, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

China Consumes Mind-Boggling Amounts of Raw Materials [Chart]

By Jeff Desjardins, Over the last 20 years, the world economy has relied on the Chinese economic growth engine more […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 23 Oct 17 | Also posted in Commodities, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

And the world’s laziest countries are …

Many Americans are downright lazy. And it’s making us fat. That’s among the findings of a study by Stanford University […]

By Aidualc | 29 Sep 17 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Food for Thought, Latin America, Statistics | Comments (0)

Think you’re buying on Amazon? It’s actually from Alibaba

Peter Koch, a 37-year-old engineer living in Serbia, says he’s making $3,000 every month by selling the same seven baby […]

By Aidualc | 26 Sep 17 | Also posted in Food for Thought, North America, Private Equity, Stocks, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

The most peaceful countries in the world

Haiti, Bolivia, Chile, and Latvia all have something in common: they’re more peaceful than the United States. The analysis comes […]

By MarketAngel | 22 Sep 17 | Also posted in North America, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

There’s a Guaranteed Way to Access Affordable Healthcare

By Dan Prescher, International Living, As I write this, I’m sitting in a little village on the shores of a […]

By MarketAngel | 21 Sep 17 | Also posted in Latin America, Retirement & Savings | Comments (0)

These are the greatest fears that people have in the world

Around the world, ISIS and climate change are neck-and-neck for the leading threats people perceive today. In the 2017 Pew Research […]

By MarketAngel | 18 Sep 17 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Food for Thought, Latin America, North America, Statistics, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Once a Bankrupt Fishmonger, Now He’s a Dollar-Store Billionaire

Selling everyday items to bargain hunters has made the founder of Japan’s biggest discount store a billionaire. Hirotake Yano, founder […]

By MarketAngel | 14 Sep 17 | Also posted in Fortune Cookie Wisdom | Comments (0)

If a nuclear bomb explodes, these are the emergency supplies you should have prepared or grab on the run

A small nuclear bomb set off by a terrorist is one of 15 disaster scenarios the US government plans for. […]

By Aidualc | 28 Aug 17 | Also posted in Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)