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MAPS: America’s $200 billion obesity problem by state and age group

The United States is one of the most overweight nations in the world. The US Senate Committee on Finance estimates […]

By Aidualc | 16 Feb 17 | Also posted in Statistics, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Here are the fastest growing and shrinking states in the US

Utah is growing quickly, while West Virginia is losing people. The US Census Bureau recently released its population estimates for […]

By Aidualc | 13 Feb 17 | Also posted in Statistics, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Map: The most valuable brands in the world, in one chart

By Sue Chang, Market Watch, Apple, the most valuable brand for 5 years in a row, loses its place to […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 12 Feb 17 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, Statistics, Stocks, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Maps: Where Do Countries Import Most From?

From Global Macro Monitor, Source:  Fascinating Maps https://macromon.wordpress.com/2017/02/08/map-of-the-day-export-markets/

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Western Europe | Comments (0)

The real reason my startup was successful: privilege.

I am a millionaire. The first in my family. A self-made success. It’s the story we love to tell ourselves […]

By Aidualc | 10 Feb 17 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Private Equity | Comments (0)

The top 15 cities in America where you can live like royalty on a $60,000 salary

Looking to do better in the year ahead? That may simply boil down to where you choose to live. The […]

By MarketAngel | 09 Feb 17 | Also posted in Retirement & Savings, Statistics | Comments (0)

Game Time

By George Friedman, Geopolitical Futures, Last Friday, Donald Trump became the 45th president of the United States. For Trump, as […]

By Oxstones | 05 Feb 17 | Also posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The 20 cities with the highest cost of living

The city with the highest relative cost of living in the world is Hamilton, the capital of Bermuda. That’s according […]

By MarketAngel | 02 Feb 17 | Also posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, Western Europe | Comments (0)

UBS BUBBLE INDEX SHOWS IMPACT OF CHINESE INVESTORS ON VANCOUVER, SYDNEY

As housing markets on the mainland have started to look more dicey, Chinese home buyers have flocked to global gateway […]

By MarketAngel | 31 Jan 17 | Also posted in Asia, Real Estate, Statistics, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Almost All World’s Currencies Undervalued

By Macromon, We’ve put together a couple of tables showing the undervaluation of the world’s currencies based on their 2016 […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)