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As the U.S. election enters its nail-biting final days, anxiety-riven commentary in Australia is grappling with the potential implications of the outcome. The selection of Donald Trump or Kamala Harris is already a unique choice, but the ripple effects for Australia only increase the unease by bringing a third country into view: China. There are […]
Mapped: GDP per Capita, by U.S. State This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. This map lists every U.S. state’s GDP per capita, with darker hues signifying a higher number. Data was sourced from […]
Ranked: The World’s Most Sustainable Economies in 2024 This infographic from the Hinrich Foundation introduces the 2024 edition of the Sustainable Trade Index (STI). The STI is an annual ranking of 30 select global economies developed along with the IMD World Competitiveness Center. The purpose of the STI is to stimulate meaningful discussions about the […]
Russian officials, businesses and media have been reporting shortages of workers across different sectors of the economy for over a year. Now some are saying that the reality of labor deficit is a new reality that the country will have to live with in the coming years. “There will never be cheap labor in our […]
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at a company event on artificial intelligence technologies in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 30, 2024. Dimas Ardian | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Microsoft will allow businesses to start making their own autonomous artificial intelligence agents starting next month, taking the fight back to Salesforce, which introduced its own configurable […]
Donald Trump visited a McDonald’s in a key Pennsylvania county on Sunday. Kamala Harris said she once worked at a McDonald’s, which is a key part of her biography. Trump has repeatedly claimed, without evidence, that Harris did not work at McDonald’s. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while […]
A family shops for Halloween candy at a Walmart Supercenter on October 16, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Just because the Federal Reserve is nearing its inflation goal doesn’t mean the problem is solved, as the high price of goods and services across the U.S. economy continues to pose a burden […]
U.S. States Paying More Than the Federal Minimum Wage This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. The real value of the federal minimum wage ($7.25/hour) has declined steadily since it was last raised 15 […]
Doug Mattison just wanted to cancel his gym membership. The 59-year-old could no longer afford the monthly fee, so a year after he signed up, he went back to the gym’s website to cancel it. But it didn’t have an option for members to cancel online, so he called the gym and was told he […]
I obviously haven’t been keeping up with the local economic scene, because it came as a complete surprise to discover that the key to our future prosperity was something called the “low-altitude economy.” A drone. Photo: Flickr. Apparently this idea has been around for some time. It was mentioned in the national government’s work report and […]