Melly Alazraki - Writer for 24/7 Wall St.
Lastest Stories by Melly Alazraki
Out of the estimated 2,640 billionaires in the world, 754 live in the United States, the most of any country. While there are no billionaires in six U.S. states, the other 44 states are home to at...
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Well, “comrade,” I bet you always thought that word comes from Russian. Not so. Although the term was often associated with communism in Western culture during the last century, Communists of the...
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After a period of relative calm since the Cold War, the West must now confront an unsettling reality. The threat of an all-out nuclear war, once deemed unthinkable, looms large once again, with...
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Politics aside, Americans and Canadians are the best of neighbors. We share, peacefully, the longest international border between two nations, at 8,891 kilometres — or is it 5,525 miles long?...
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Pfizer and Moderna – thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, these two pharmaceutical companies have become household names. Both companies, known for their COVID-19 vaccines, also rank on the Fortune...
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The U.S. government spends more than $700 billion each year on the Department of Defense, the largest share of any single program. The defense budget request for FY2024 stands at $842 billion. About...
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Starting American military pay is relatively modest. The lowest-ranked servicemembers make under $30,000 each year. Nevertheless, many Americans enlist because of the substantial benefits offered,...
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This January, as global tensions rose worldwide, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock — which symbolizes how close they believe humankind is to destroying itself — to 90...
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Last year was the strongest year for gold demand since 2011, and demand was high largely because of purchases by central banks. Annual gold demand jumped 18% to 4,741 metric tons, aided by record...
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Conceptualizing, developing, and building a prototype of any kind is often the result of a need. This was no different with the emergence of tanks, which were conceived of to try and end the...
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“Location, location, location” matters not just in real estate, but also in health. Factors such as quality of the local health care system, public health policy, culture, environment, and the...
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At the beginning of the year, the United States promised 31 M1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine to fight off the Russian invasion that is now stretching well into its second year. Recently, the...
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