Drew Wood - Writer for 24/7 Wall St.
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If you’re 45 and worth millions, CONGRATULATIONS! Most people would say you’re living the dream. But if you’re married to someone who blows out the budget, welcome to the club. Couples of all...
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“Money can’t buy happiness,” the saying goes, to which poor people reply: “I want to find out!” Research shows that money does, in fact, improve life satisfaction (duh!) but only up to a...
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In the 21st century, one of the military capabilities that marks a country as a great power is the ability to strike anyplace on the planet with a ballistic missile. All of the permanent members of...
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Hypersonic missiles are one of the newest and most impressive kinds of military technology currently altering the strategic balance of power. Only a few countries have deployed them, and defenses...
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The news about climate change is always bad, right? Not if you live in some parts of the world. Though national leaders can’t gloat about it publicly, some countries could see their GDP double or...
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Guantanamo Bay is one of the United States’ most controversial overseas bases. It’s a colonial legacy located on the shore of one of America’s communist rivals. And it serves as a detention...
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Citizens of the United States and Canada have similar cultures and ways of behaving and speaking. Telling them apart is tricky, not just for foreigners, but for people in North America themselves....
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Imagine what home life was like in 1914. Sketchy medicines, Coca Cola made with actual cocaine, tools and kitchen chopping devices with zero safety standards, lead paint, and harsh chemicals that...
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Most countries have seaports, which is a significant advantage to their economies as it cuts down on transportation costs of goods they import and export. Today we’re drawing your attention to 9...
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Arms are one of the most lucrative commodities in the world. The defense industry is a market sector dominated by the United States and a few other major powers. We’ve got the lowdown on which...
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Today there are over 1 billion Muslims in the world, making this religion the second-largest in the world after Christianity. While Muslims live in most countries, they rule fewer geographic regions...
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What would it be like to have all your basic needs met and be able to decide what to do with your time? Nothing fancy or extravagant, but enough money to cover your food, clothing, shelter, and...
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International borders have changed dramatically over the centuries. In some cases entire countries have been erased from the map. We’ve compiled a list of examples from the 19th-21st centuries that...
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NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is a mutual-defense pact between 32 countries of Europe and North America. It was created to counter the threat of attack by the Soviet Union, and now...
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