Image of the Day: ‘Gods’
‘Gods’ by Pawel Kucynski
Which Countries Receive the Most Foreign Aid from the US?
Providing hundreds of millions of dollars of aid to the US government’s biggest lenders defies logic
95% of the World Population Lives with Polluted Air
The regions of the world with the worst air quality are many of the least economically developed and fastest growing
Who Is Surviving the Retail Apocalypse?
While online retail sales rose to more than $450 billion in the United States last year, they still account for little more than 10 percent of certain retail sales
How Fed Policy Risks Reducing Federal Revenues
The Fed’s own calculations show that it expects its net income to fall from around $90 billion today to around $50 billion by 2020
Where the World’s Ultra-Wealthy Reside
How many people worth more than $500 million live in every country on Earth
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Pawel Kucynski
Chart of the Day: How Global Wealth Distribution Has Changed Since 1800
The populations of Europe and the Americas began to move up in income steadily from 1800 onward while Asia and Africa remained largely unchanged
The Average US State Pension Is 34% Under Funded
Only four states have at least 90% of the required funds
Wolf Richter: Pension Funds Have Loaded Up on Risk
Central Banks wanted every investor to go way out on the risk branch and pension funds have done that