Alexander E.M. Hess

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These Are the 9 Cars That Disappeared in 2014

Although 2014 was a very good year for the automobile industry, these 9 cars had to bid farewell

By Alexander E.M. Hess

These Are America’s Most Disliked Companies

These companies, unfortunately, managed to antagonize more than just one group and have become widely disliked

By Alexander E.M. Hess and Douglas A. McIntyre

These Are the Beers Americans No Longer Drink

Major beer brands can still point to the last recession as a contributing factor to their current slump, in addition to beer price dynamics

By Alexander E.M. Hess

These Are the States Where People Live Longest

The states with the longest life expectancies have concurrently low mortality rates

By Alexander E.M. Hess

There Are America’s Best Run Companies

The list was compiled based on three key measures in the past year: earnings per share, revenue and share price

By Alexander E.M. Hess

The 10 Most Livable Countries in the World

A surprising number one pick

By Alexander E.M. Hess and Thomas C. Frohlich

The 10 Worst States for Women

The United States is one of just a handful of nations where maternal mortality actually rose over the last decade

By Thomas C. Frohlich , Alexander Kent and Alexander E.M. Hess

10 States Where Life Is Just the Best Right Now

Based on the nine determinants of well-being—education, jobs, income, safety, health, environment, civic engagement, accessibility to services and housing

By Alexander E.M. Hess and Thomas C. Frohlich

America’s 10 Fastest Shrinking Companies

This post is in partnership with 24/7 Wall Street. The article below was originally published on 247wallst.com.Equity markets have been extremely strong in the past few years. Most of America’s largest companies have managed to...

By Alexander E.M. Hess

http://247wallst.com/special-report/2014/06/12/10-states-with-the-fastest-growing-economies/

This post is in partnership with 24/7Wall Street. The article below was originally published on 247wallst.com.The United States economy grew 1.9% in 2013, down from the 2.8% growth rate in 2012, as growth in the...

By Alexander E.M. Hess and Thomas C. Frohlich

These Are America's 7 Most Profitable Products

This post is in partnership with 24/7Wall Street. The article below was originally published on 247wallst.com.Successful companies frequently depend on just one product for a large share of their sales. That’s true for some of...

By Thomas C. Frohlich and Alexander E.M. Hess

5 States With the Absolute Toughest Unions

This post is in partnership with 24/7Wall Street. The article below was originally published on 247wallst.com.The percentage of American workers in unions remained effectively unchanged last year. This marks a departure from the nation’s long-term...

By Vince Calio , Thomas C. Frohlich and Alexander E.M. Hess

These 7 States Are Running Out of Water

This post is in partnership with 24/7Wall Street. The article below was originally published on 247wallst.com.The United States is currently engulfed in one of the worst droughts in recent memory. More than 30% of the...

By Alexander E.M. Hess and Thomas C. Frohlich

These Are the 10 Best-Selling Products of All Time

This post is in partnership with 24/7 Wall Street. The article below was originally published on 247wallst.com.Creating the most popular product of the year will make consumers and investors happy. But making an all-time bestseller...

By Vince Calio , Thomas C. Frohlich and Alexander E.M. Hess

The 10 Cities Where Americans Are Terrified to Live

According to Gallup, 70.5% of Americans surveyed in 2012 and 2013 said they felt safe walking alone at night. This is effectively unchanged from 2011, when 71% of respondents said they felt safe.In a number...

By Alexander E.M. Hess , Thomas C. Frohlich and Vince Calio

9 Most Ripped-Off Products in America

Counterfeit products may cost the global economy up to $250 billion a year, according to estimates from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Millions of those shipments enter the United States.While government agencies...

By Thomas C. Frohlich , Alexander E.M. Hess and Vince Calio

9 Countries That Hate America Most

International approval of U.S. leadership improved last year, rising from of 41% in 2012 to 46% in 2013. This ended a downward trend in U.S. approval ratings, which had consistently declined since 2009.While people around...

By Thomas C. Frohlich , Vince Calio and Alexander E.M. Hess

Here Are the 15 Highest-Paying Companies in America

A surprising No. 1

By Vince Calio , Thomas C. Frohlich , Alexander E.M. Hess and Douglas A. McIntyre

Here Are the 5 Companies Making a Killing Off Wars Around the World

Global military spending was down in 2012 for the first time since 1998. And for the second year in a row, arms sales from private industry to governments were down as well last year.Despite the...

By Vince Calio and Alexander E.M. Hess
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