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The Stocks to Rule them All: Big Tech’s Might in Five Charts American’s tech giants have caught the public’s attention as of late. Four of the Big Five recently appeared in front of U.S. Congress to discuss their anti-competitive business practices and privacy concerns. Yet business is booming. Compared to the traditional economy, Big Tech […]

Global COVID Containment: Confirmed Cases, Updated Daily Sometimes, it helps to gain a fresh perspective. Since the pandemic began, there have been innumerable tracking resources made available online, but rarely do they paint a complete picture of a country’s containment progress. How Much Progress Is Really Being Made Featured above, this continuously updated chart from […]

Click here to view the full version of this graphic A 3D Look at the Largest Population Density Centers It can be difficult to comprehend the true sizes of megacities, or the global spread of nearly 7.8 billion people, but this series of population density maps makes the picture abundantly clear. Created using the EU’s […]

Every Presidential Candidate’s Running Mate Since WWII Since the U.S. Constitution was first instituted, there have been 48 vice presidents. They’ve supported presidents in seeing the country through wars, economic expansions and contractions, a global pandemic—and much more. A president’s success depends on the strength of their team, so it’s only natural that as second-in-command, […]Read More

AIoT: When AI Meets the Internet of Things The Internet of Things (IoT) is a technology helping us to reimagine daily life, but artificial intelligence (AI) is the real driving force behind the IoT’s full potential. From its most basic applications of tracking our fitness levels, to its wide-reaching potential across industries and urban planning, […]

New Waves: The ESG Megatrend Meets Green Bonds It’s clear that sustainable investing has been thrown into the limelight. Increasingly, investors are seeing both the financial and social imperative for sustainable investing. In particular, the rapid growth of green bonds—a fixed income investment that is designed to raise funds for the climate or environment—is booming. […]

Where Will the Next Billion Internet Users Come From? Internet adoption has steadily increased over the years—it’s more than doubled since 2010. Despite its widespread use, a significant portion of the global population still isn’t connected to the internet, and in certain areas of the world, the number of disconnected people skews towards higher percentages. […]

The 20 Most and Least Profitable Companies, Per Employee The Fortune 500 is an elite club of the biggest American businesses, which combined to generate profits of over $1.2 trillion in 2019. But how much profit do these companies make on a per employee basis? This visualization uncovers the answer by comparing the 20 companies […]

View a more detailed version of this map The World’s Changing Nuclear Reactor Landscape View a more detailed version of the above map by clicking here Following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, the most severe nuclear accident since Chernobyl, many nations reiterated their intent to wean off the energy source. However, this sentiment […]

View a more detailed version of this graphic What Does The Coffee Supply Chain Look Like? View a more detailed version of the above graphic by clicking here There’s a good chance your day started with a cappuccino, or a cold brew, and you aren’t alone. In fact, coffee is one of the most consumed […]

The Biggest Ammonium Nitrate Explosions since 2000 This week, a massive explosion involving ammonium nitrate rocked the city of Beirut, sending shock waves through the media. This recent tragedy is devastating, and unfortunately, it’s not the first time this dangerous chemical compound has caused widespread damage. Today’s graphic outlines the biggest ammonium nitrate explosions over […]

How the S&P 500 Performed During Major Market Crashes Like spectacular market peaks, market crashes have been a persistent feature of the S&P 500 throughout time. Still, the forces underpinning each rise and fall are often less clear. Take the COVID-19 crash, for example. Despite lagging economic growth and historic unemployment levels, the S&P 500 […]Read More