Author: Mike Underwood

Did you know that the World Gold Council is one of the main organizations of the market development for the gold industry? Well, know you do! They aim to stimulate and sustain demand for gold, provide industry leadership, and be the global authority on the gold market. Moreover, they influence the authorities when it comes to creating pro-gold policies and raising standards across the gold industry. Therefore, precisely from them Insider Monkey took a lot of recommendations from their part, in order to create article named 25 Countries with Largest Private and Public Gold Reserves. You can find in there…

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When we think about the worst music, we can maybe rank worst instruments or worst songs and singers, but not music in general. If you are generally interested in musical instruments, you should definitely check out the 10 Most Annoying and Hated Instruments in the World in order to know which one to avoid, or unusual musical instruments with weird names just to have a good laugh about it. There are so many good songs sang by artists who are from countries that have awful traditional music. Also, lots of people judge music of one country based only on one…

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No matter how different the countries can be, they all have taxation systems. And no matter how different the people in various countries could be different, the one thing they have in common – hating the tax rates! But did you know that there are even 18 tax free countries in the world? It would be such an enjoyable life without cutting off your salary every month, wouldn’t it? Well, this time we didn’t write about countries without taxation, but Insider Monkey has wrote about 18 Countries with the Lowest Individual Tax Rates in the World which you should definitely…

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If you are deciding where to live, besides the beauty of the place and wide opportunities, do you also consider the quality of air? Air pollution seems to be among the top environmental issues. It affects not only health of the citizens, but the planet as well. One of the most air polluted city in the world is considered to be Zabol in Iran. This city basically looks like a cloud of dust, which is considered to be a meteorological phenomenon. Zabol has a problem with dust storms which are filled with particles that can damage human lungs in a…

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What is exactly multiculturality? It’s not just pure awareness of different cultures on one territory, but their collaboration as well, without having to give up on their own particular identities. It is the quality that most tolerant countries in the world probably share. So, while we were researching we found out that one of the most multicultural country is Cameroon. Furthermore, if we think about the most diverse city, some argue that it could be Dubai. Among many diverse thinking, one of the most exact articles based on proper research is definitely 16 Cosmopolitan Most Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Countries…

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Africa is the second largest continent in the world and in the same time the second-populous one. On such a big territory there is, of course, many exciting things to see, especially as nature is almost intact in this part of the world. Natural diversity, multiculturalism and many more is part of this beautiful continent. If you decide to live there, Kigali in Rwanda is definitely the place to be. On the other hand,if you still don’t have a bucket list for traveling, the article about the 21 Best Places to Visit in Africa Before You Die is something that…

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There are lots of factors that can influence defining and measuring intelligence. First of all, some people can get anxious and nervous once they are aware that somebody is testing them, what, in addition, can result in low score on such tests. That don’t make them stupid, but the test can show so. Another point is that the test results can depend on one’s mood, as well. If you had an awful day, and you are entirely out of focus, the test may show bad results. Therefore, IQ tests shouldn’t be taken as the only parameters of somebody’s intelligence. And…

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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is set to lose one of its most influential senior management team members as its Vice President for Worldwide Corporate Communications, Katie Cotton, is retiring. During her 18-year tenure with the consumer electronics giant, Cotton has had a significant impact in molding Apple’s public narrative as the iPhone-maker released iconic products such as the iMac up to the iPad. Cotton has had to closely manage Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s public relations operations to shape Apple’s public image – a feat, some reports observe, given the company’s inclination for secrecy. Categories Cotton’s departure from the Cupertino, California-based company has…

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Yelp Inc(NYSE:YELP)’s $60 level on the daily chart was a key one for support. With shares now well below that level, there could be further price weakness to come. The break at $60 confirms major topping action most clearly visible on a multi-year basis. At the current price of $56.37, next support is at $54.01. Resistance is at $57.32, the opening price of the day. Analysts have a consensus price target of $88.24 on Yelp Inc(NYSE:YELP) which indicates a 29% upside. The consensus rating of the stock is a BUY with a score of 2.66. There are currently 10 Hold…

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To mark the start of National Pet Month on May 1, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today introduced a list of the most pampered pet cities in the U.S. based on 2013 sales of pet-related items: everything from dog toys to cat grooming items to bird treats. Miami, Seattle and Atlanta rounded out the top three.  The full list can be viewed here. Analysts have a consensus price target of $417 on Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) which indicates a 26% upside. The consensus rating of the stock is a BUY with a score of 2.74. There are currently 6 Hold Ratings, 25 Buy ratings,…

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Baidu Inc (ADR)(NASDAQ:BIDU) says Q1 sales were RMB9.497 billion, or $1.528 billion. The Thomson Reuters mean for CNY 9.56019 billion and the Bloomberg mean estimate is $1.5 billion. Adjusted loss per ADS were RMB7.69, or $1.24. Bloomberg’s mean estimate was for $1.03 in profit per ADR and Thomson Reuters mean was for CNY 5.97. It sees Q2 sales between RMB11.820 billion ($1.901 billion) to RMB12.110 billion ($1.948 billion). Cirrus Logic, Inc.(NASDAQ:CRUS) shares were up 4% after-hours after the company reported earnings and revenue that topped projections.  Cirrus reported Q4 earnings of $0.41 per share and Q4 revenue of $149.7 million.  The Street expected…

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A total of 11 Fidelity funds sold more than 13M shares of Yahoo from January 31 through February 28, accounting for a little more than 1% of outstanding Yahoo shares, ahead of Alibaba’s IPO expected later this year, reports The Wall Street Journal, citing data from Morningstar. Yahoo holds a 24% stake in Alibaba, a Chinese e-commerce company. Shares of Yahoo are up .30% in afternoon trading. Analysts have a consensus price target of $37.74 on Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) which indicates a 9.18% upside. The consensus rating of the stock is a HOLD with a score of 2.48. There are…

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