This year, the Federal Budget is over a trillion dollars. Where does the money go?
To answer this, just take a look at this year's 'Death and Taxes' infographic.
The FY2016 budget chart contains over 500 departments, agencies, programs (and just about everything else the government can spend money on).
It is a mind-blowing record of government spending. Click here to see a much bigger version.
The poster is six square feet. You can get it here.
Donald Trump has accomplished a lot in his career.
Donald Trump has accomplished a lot in his career.
The race for the White House is always a race for funds. Last week's Iowa caucus sheds a spotlight on the correlation of fund-raising success and success at the polls.
via Statista.
While he didn’t come out on top in the Iowa Caucus, Donald Trump surely has proven he knows how to make the biggest bang for the buck. While he isn’t even in the top ten of the best funded candidates (of both parties) … He still achieved a second place showing in the Republican candidates in Iowa.
The Republican winner was Ted Cruz, who is the second best funded in the GOP camp.
In contrast, while Jeb Bush is the best funded Republican candidate (second overall after Democrat Hillary Clinton), he only managed a sixth place finish against the Republicans in the Iowa caucus.
While Cruz has a comfortable lead over Trump in the caucus in the Republican camp, Democratic hopeful Clinton has the most money of all candidates, democratic and overall. She virtually tied with second best funded Democrat Bernie Sanders in the caucus, who’s only in fifth place of the best funded overall.
The race for the White House is always a race for funds. Last week's Iowa caucus sheds a spotlight on the correlation of fund-raising success and success at the polls.
via Statista.
While he didn’t come out on top in the Iowa Caucus, Donald Trump surely has proven he knows how to make the biggest bang for the buck. While he isn’t even in the top ten of the best funded candidates (of both parties) … He still achieved a second place showing in the Republican candidates in Iowa.
The Republican winner was Ted Cruz, who is the second best funded in the GOP camp.
In contrast, while Jeb Bush is the best funded Republican candidate (second overall after Democrat Hillary Clinton), he only managed a sixth place finish against the Republicans in the Iowa caucus.
While Cruz has a comfortable lead over Trump in the caucus in the Republican camp, Democratic hopeful Clinton has the most money of all candidates, democratic and overall. She virtually tied with second best funded Democrat Bernie Sanders in the caucus, who’s only in fifth place of the best funded overall.
People are afraid abandoned 'zombie ships' are an early sign of global economic collapse.
Image Credit: Sometimes Interesting.
If you are looking for insight into global supply and demand trends, the Baltic Dry Index is one of the purest leading indicators of economic activity. It offers a real-time glimpse at global raw material and infrastructure demand, as well as the supply of ships available to move this type of cargo.
Unfortunately, it is sinking faster than a ship.
via StockCharts.com
The low is troubling because this Index is often interpreted as a reliable indicator of demand.
The Index moved higher from 2003 to 2008. Since then, we have seen a series of lower highs and lower lows (in other words, it has been trending downwards since then).
People are afraid abandoned 'zombie ships' are an early sign of global economic collapse.
Image Credit: Sometimes Interesting.
If you are looking for insight into global supply and demand trends, the Baltic Dry Index is one of the purest leading indicators of economic activity. It offers a real-time glimpse at global raw material and infrastructure demand, as well as the supply of ships available to move this type of cargo.
Unfortunately, it is sinking faster than a ship.
via StockCharts.com
The low is troubling because this Index is often interpreted as a reliable indicator of demand.
The Index moved higher from 2003 to 2008. Since then, we have seen a series of lower highs and lower lows (in other words, it has been trending downwards since then).
Lots of people thought last year was tough.
There were lots of great things too.
Here is a quick video highlighting some of the amazing breakthroughs achieved in science and technology.
Fun to watch … Lot's of innovative ideas.
via Yahoo News.
Lots of people thought last year was tough.
There were lots of great things too.
Here is a quick video highlighting some of the amazing breakthroughs achieved in science and technology.
Fun to watch … Lot's of innovative ideas.
via Yahoo News.
There is always something working in the Markets. It still surprises me how often it changes.
A look at the recent winners and losers (based on year-end performance) shows the volatility and varied nature of this list.
Who would have guessed the big winners this year would be the French and German markets, along with the U.S. Dollar.
The chart below shows the top-and-bottom performing markets for the year. The data is color coded based on sector. The first column shows 2015 performance, followed by six columns of the most recent prior yearly market performances.
Click the image to jump to the full chart.
Table Key:
Note: The S&P 500 Index is shown in black to highlight its performance vs other markets that offer an equity portfolio full diversification.
Click this link to view weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly views of this data.
So, how did the U.S market compare to other markets around the world? Here is an interactive chart showing how the S&P 500 out-performed this past year.
