Oldest At 233 years, the US Constitution is the world’s oldest. A messy compromise on 4 pages of parchment, it united States with different interests, laws & cultures. Should we revere its age or its usefulness? Designed to check the power of 1 branch of government against the other, it also proves that agreements can…
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Longest Longest & calmest ever US bull market turns 11 years old in June 2020. Will it last? Probably, as American consumers are in great shape. Their debt relative to income is lowest in 40 years, their savings rate is high, real incomes are rising & unemployment is at a 50-year low. No sign of…
Island sale If Greenland was for sale, what should USA pay Denmark for it? Features: world’s largest island, 80% ice cover, population 56,000. Rich in minerals, fish, oil & gas. Strategic site for defence/space. Past US purchases from Denmark: 1916 Danish West Indies (now the US Virgin Islands) $25m = $500m now. 1946 2nd offer…
Leave In UK & US, poverty has flipped from Reason to Leave to Reason Not to Leave,despite widening opportunity gap between dynamic & struggling areas. Should policymakers re-vitalise poor areas? Or incentivize people to move? Fewer Americans moved States in 2017 than in any of the previous 50 years Guessed the Word? …
Apart World economies growing apart. GDP growth 2007 to 2018: US 17.1%, Europe 11.6%, Japan 6.7%. But US outperformed mostly due to problems elsewhere. What next? US lose momentum? Or rest of the world catch up? Will affect financial markets, trade wars, currencies, politics. What should investors do short-term & long-term? Guessed the Word? Series 37 (1/7) …
Guess the Word and Contact Us for prizes! Series 34 starts soon….. 1st letter of each Post Title (in a Series) spells a business word – spelt correctly or jumbled up. Previous answers: Series 33 spelt V-I-E-W-E-R (REVIEW) Series 32 spelt C-I-G-L-O (LOGIC) Series 31 spelt P-O-N-Y-M-A-C (COMPANY) Series 30 spelt K-R-O-W (WORK) Series 29 spelt R-O-P-Y-J-A-D-E (JEOPARDY) Series 28 spelt G-U-I-L-D-B-I-N (BUILDING) Series 27 spelt F-R-U-I-T-E-X …
Overload US share of global travel market is falling. Overloading tourists, trade show attendees & students with bureaucracy hurts the economy, reduces influence, & deters would-be allies in the fight against terror. Has a veteran of the hospitality business turned inhospitable? Guessed the Word? Series 30 (2/4) …
Apprentice Drop out? 29% of UK university graduates earned less than average worker with apprenticeship experience recently – against a backdrop of lowest unemployment level in UK for 43 years, in Eurozone for 9 years and in the US for 18 years Guessed the Word? Series 29 (5/8) …
Neon In last 10 years, iconic neon signage regaining popularity. 1912 neon’s red glow 1st used to advertise Paris barber’s shop. Popularity peaked in 1930s. Fell out of favour by end of 1940s, except in Las Vegas. Most vintage signs come from the US and advertise beer Guessed the Word? Series 28…
Ethylene The most important petro-chemical? This colourless, flammable gas is in plastics, polyethylene, polyester – so in car parts, bags, packaging, chewing gum, anti-freeze, textiles & water bottles. I in 5 tons comes from the USA, mostly Texas Guessed the Word? Series 17 (7/7) [pic: dbchandler]