Tag: USA
-
What is a Hamburger?
The hamburger is one of the world’s most popular foods, with nearly 50 billion served up annually in the United States alone. Although the humble beef-patty-on-a-bun is technically not much more than 100 years old, it’s part of a far greater lineage, linking American businessmen, World War II soldiers, German political refugees, medieval traders and…
-
The Used Car Market Set to Grow?
The used car market in America is estimated to be around $350B. With more used cars flowing in – the discerning buyer is spoilt for choice. Hertz is going to have to sell around 200,000 cars from its fleet as part of its bankruptcy proceedings. While the number of cars might not make up a…
-
AutoFinance – is it the next bubble?
While the economy was booming after the last downturn in 2009/10, the average loan being taken on by the consumer went up from around $25K to around $31K for a new car. All this while, adding about $1.2T ( Yes, Trillion) in auto loans. I found an interesting article which can be read here: Some…
-
History of Christmas Tree
My son asked me about the Christmas tree and I realized – I didn’t know! So here goes – a little bit of history about the Christmas tree: Interesting fact: In 1659, the General Court of Massachusetts enacted a law making any observance of December 25 (other than a church service) a penal offense; people were fined…