Manilkara zapota
Manilkara zapota is the tree whose sap is got gum for chewing gum. Although we may seem an invention of the 50s, is known of their existence for over 9000 years. While he was in 1871 when it was marketed the first chewing gum in the United States. Its price was 1 cent on the dollar and sold in major pharmacies in the country.
One of the leading brands of chewing gum is Wrigley's, founded by William Wringley, the type of employer made himself and which started with 13 years to sell soap that produced his father and set up his factory with 29 of chewing gum, Theirs is the idea being put up for sale next to the cash register for restaurants
If that was not enough, in 1915 had occurrences of the daring mail three tablets of gum mint to all persons who appeared on the phone all the cities of the United States. The success of the idea earned him first place in sales for long.
We are not talking about a small business, let's see some data:
- Americans annually spend millions of dollars in 2500 this type of product.
- Each American consumes 190 chewing gum a year.
- Since the Second World War, the gums are present in the survival kits of soldiers
As you can see, this is a business and an American icon (although like many of his icons, not invented).
Recently, we talked to the richest man in the world (Warren Buffet) said it had money to spend but not finding opportunities, which we did raise doubts about whether the crisis really is liquidity, or as trustworthy. Something must have confidence in chewing gum as it announced yesterday they would buy a significant portion of Wringley with the help of Mars (those of M & Ms).
As you can see, there are a multitude of businesses in which refuge in a crisis, not all banks, builders and realtors. Life goes on and on the market can still find attractive investment opportunities.
However, he had to talk to Warren and said yesterday that the U.S. economy is in a recession, moreover, "will not be short nor superficial." And such, as you know, trust me.
"I think the definition of the common man differs somewhat on whether there are two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth," said Buffet, who stressed that the U.S. economy is in recession, unless one wants to stay glued to the strictly technical definition, which in his view "does not have much meaning for anyone who has lost his job (...) I think consumers are noticing the prices of fuel and food and not feel that money on other things."
That is why it has. What do I take that Spain will grow by over 2% if the prices are sky high and rising unemployment? Would not it have to redefine the concept of recession?.
Today we have two good economic indicators, on the one hand the granting of mortgages:
During the month of February, the average amount per mortgage was formed in 169,320 euros, 4.8% less than in the same month of 2007 but 3.6% higher than in January 2008, according to the latest figures made public by the INE (National Institute of Statistics). The biggest decline occurred in the farm, with a fall of 36.85% year, while in the case of mortgages on residential property consisting of the amount was only 0.79% lower compared to the same month of 2007, and a 4.32% more than in January.
And the other The HICP Spanish low four tenths in April (4.2%) to its lowest level in five months. At least, something had calmed down prices.
For those who do neither them nor has the crisis, despite all that is mounted to the Spanish banks, today we have to Santander, who won 2206 million in the first quarter, a 22.4% increase.
To end financial results that may have an interesting reading: Visa earns a 49% increase in the first half of its fiscal year.
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Loading ... Written by Carlos Lopez on April 29, 2008 with 204 reviews.
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# 1, Isolde
Let's see if today being the last day of the month Euribor gives us joy and a low muuuuuuuuuuucho:).
¿¿Indeed, yesterday said Mr President on the economy? But I just want to know the economic PLIS, I do not want the cheap politicking "and you anymore."