As of May 2017, iconic hardware and equipment leader Apple is the world’s biggest global technology business in terms of market capitalization. Close behind is computer services behemoth Alphabet which also owns the world’s preeminent search engine Google. This analysis compares Apple and Alphabet against 8 other U.S. tech giants in terms of market capitalization, sales and … [Read more...] about American Global Technology Companies
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World’s Fastest-Growing Export Services
From 2012 to 2016, the average increase for all export services was 7.9%. Total export services sales grew from US$13.28 trillion in 2012 to $14.329 trillion during 2016. Miscellaneous maintenance and repair services was the fastest-growing service category over that five-year period via a 52.9% gain. In second place were telecommunications, communication and computer services … [Read more...] about World’s Fastest-Growing Export Services
Best International Ecommerce Markets
An amazing 3.2 billion people used the Internet in 2015 more than quadrupling the 730 million users during 2000, according to International Telecommunication Union research. This rapid worldwide growth in digital connection has led to the rise of international ecommerce sales as web-savvy businesses of all sizes pursue new customer markets. Beyond web offerings from the … [Read more...] about Best International Ecommerce Markets