Alexander E.M. Hess - Vice President, Data and Analytics for 24/7 Wall St.
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ThinkstockIn 2013, the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted more than 270,000 patents, often to the same organizations. The USPTO awarded 76,850 patents to the top 50 companies alone....
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Between the federal tax rate and state corporate tax rates, some corporations pay billions of dollars every year in taxes. 24/7 Wall St. examined the 10 U.S.-based, publicly traded companies with tax...
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ThinkstockThe NBA season is now well under way, and some teams are much bigger revenue generators than others. These teams drive up TV ratings when they play, and tickets at their arenas are among...
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Thinkstock As Americans across the country rang in the new year, many were unaware that, at midnight, more than 50 different tax breaks expired. According to the Tax Foundation, among them were...
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up nearly 26% so far this year. While the index, which consists of stocks of 30 major U.S. companies, is a widely followed indicator of the overall market’s...
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Last week, after years of partisan fighting, Congress approved a two-year budget deal. Not included in the measure were any plans to extend the federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC)...
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ThinkstockThe United States is far from being the healthiest country in the world. The country struggles with obesity and heart disease, and life expectancy is worse than in countries such as...
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ThinkstockU.S. payrolls rose by more than 200,000 in November as employers continued to hire at a steady pace. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate dropped to 7.0%, the lowest it has been since late...
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ThinkstockThe White House recently announced President Barack Obama’s support for a Senate bill that would increase the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. While it remains to be seen whether...
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Life expectancy in the United States has risen in the past few decades. Based on data recently published in the OECD’s report Health at a Glance 2013, these are the 10 nations with the highest life...
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ThinkstockNext year, U.S. wages will increase by about 1.5% after adjusting for inflation, according to ECA International estimates. In some parts of the world, wages will grow at double this rate,...
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Thinkstock How well run is your state? It can be difficult to objectively assess the quality of a state’s management. The economy and standard of living can be affected by decisions made decades...
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ThinkstockAmericans are likely to trim their budgets this holiday season. According to Gallup, consumers estimate they will spend just $704 on gifts this year, on average. This is down from 2012,...
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courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.This summer, thousands of fast-food workers in the United States went on strike in cities across the country, demanding their wages be increased to $15 an hour and the...
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ThinkstockGasoline prices are close to their lowest levels in nearly three years. They have plummeted from more than $3.60 per gallon at the end of the summer to just $3.22 per gallon. The cost of a...
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