Money Fact

Millions of Taylor Swift’s fans in Southeast Asia competing for about 330,000 seats, with Singapore being her only stop in the region in her latest Eras Tour. So approximately how much did Taylor Swift make from her ticket sales for her six shows in March? 

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Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero (Official Music Video) - @TaylorSwift YouTube
Taylor Swift - The Great War (Official Lyric Video) - @TaylorSwift YouTube

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Wall Street today is a canyon of tall buildings in New York’s historic Financial District. It's not only one of the most famous streets in the United States, but also serves as the heart of the American financial industry. But have you ever wondered how Wall Street got its name? 

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A man was accidentally charged 23 quadrillion dollars because of a technical glitch with the bank's debit card payment processing. But since he didn’t have the 23 quadrillion dollars in his account, he was also charged a $15 overdraft fee!

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The London Stock Exchange, established in 1801, was an important centre for financial trading in the 19th century. But did you know that under the exchange's first rulebook, setting off fireworks and playing football were once strictly forbidden on the premises of the London Stock Exchange. 

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Did you know that some investors use the Super Bowl to predict the direction of the stock market? It’s called the Super Bowl Indicator. And this theory suggests that the stock market will have a positive year if the team in the National Football Conference, or a team with an NFC origin, wins. If the American Football Conference team wins, the market will fall for the year. 

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Have you ever wondered how long the longest bull run lasted? It began in the depths of the financial crisis in 2009 and lasted almost exactly 11 years, until the COVID-19 pandemic brought it to a close. It reached that milestone back in August 2018 - after hitting 3,453 days of fairly steady growth. 

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Budget Day in Singapore usually falls in February. But that wasn't always the case. In fact, the financial year, which is three months out of step with the calendar year, began only in April 1970. Before that, the Budget Speech was typically presented in December of the prior year.

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Several women have appeared on US currencies. Some of you might know that the First Lady Martha Washington was the first woman to appear on circulated paper money in the United States. But did you know that the very first woman to appear on a US coin was not actually an American? She was a Spanish queen. 

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Have you ever wondered why we describe the stock market using the animals: the bull and the bear? The most plausible story for it comes from animal fights in California, more specifically the fight between the Grizzly Bear and the Spanish Fighting Bull. Just think about the way they attack! Bulls attack in an upward motion, while bears attack in a downward motion - perfectly describing the way the stock market moves.

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What if our coins have characters of Pikachu, Luke Skywalker from Star Wars, or even Disney's Cinderella embossed on them? Well that's a reality in the Polynesian island of Niue. The island holds the most appealing currency for all cartoon lovers around the globe, with so many different character-themed coins as its legal tender.

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