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Visualizing Over 20 Years of Retail Sales and E-Commerce in the U.S. Retail...
The coronavirus pandemic is once again causing new widespread business lockdowns. For lots of people, this means the only way to order Christmas gifts is through the Internet. However, the consumer...
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Charted: How COVID-19 Has Changed Employment in the U.S. Industry
The U.S. Congress and the President continue to negotiate the shape and size of another round of economic stimulus. With deaths from COVID-19 approaching 300,000 as some parts of the U.S. reestablish...
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Top 10 Visualizations of 2020
How do we best describe 2020 – a year of extraordinary impact? Our top visualizations offer key insights into some of the most popular topics out there. You might be surprised which ones came out on...
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Mapping the World’s Top 30 Richest Men
The coronavirus pandemic is creating two completely different economies. On one hand, millions of people are out of work and falling behind on rent or mortgage payments. And on the other, the stock...
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Charted: How the S&P 500 Generated Fantastic Returns in a Tough Year
2020 was a bad year, but not for the stock market. In fact, the S&P 500 ended the year at an all-time record high. But that doesn’t mean there weren’t challenges along the way, as our latest...
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These 3 Visualizations are Illustrating Racial Wealth Gap in the U.S.
We celebrate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King jr. on the 3rd Monday of January each year. As a key leader, he was instrumental in the civil rights movement breaking down the segregationist...
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Mapped: The Wealthiest Billionaires Around the U.S.
The COVID-19 pandemic is creating a two-sided economy. On one hand, there are high levels of unemployment, record business closures and evidence of financial decline. But on the other, the stock market...
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The Economic Impact of the 10 Worst Disasters in 2020
Natural disasters are sudden and terrible events in nature that cause widespread property damage and loss of human life. The coronavirus pandemic does not technically count as a true natural disaster....
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Mapped: Healthcare Costs in All 50 States
The average cost of health insurance for a typical 40-year-old applicant is about $495 per month, a price that has gone down over 2% from last year. However, health insurance might cost a lot more (or...
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Here’s How WallStreetBets Is Exploding the Market
WallStreetBets is a subreddit suddenly famous for driving individual investors to crowd into and out of stocks, launching several companies on a rollercoaster ride and setting record levels of market...
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Visualizing the Sharp Decline in Credit Card Debt Around the U.S.
Consumers have some good news to celebrate despite the COVID-19 pandemic. With the government sending out stimulus checks and the coronavirus keeping a lot of people at home, people are paying down...
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Charting 2020 Stock Market Ups and Downs
The coronavirus pandemic is still actively reshaping the economy. With people stuck at home during a long winter, the demand for technology and delivery services has never been higher. But that doesn’t...
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Visualizing Unemployment by Metropolitan Area
In early 2020, the U.S. government locked down most of the economy in a bid to halt the spread of Covid-19. Unemployment rates skyrocketed to levels not seen since the Great Depression. A year later,...
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The Historic Collapse of U.S. Airline Stocks In One Visual
During a global pandemic with a highly contagious airborne disease, who wants to go shoulder-to-shoulder on an airplane with hundreds of other travelers? It’s no surprise that travel numbers fell off a...
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Breaking Down America’s Imports and Exports by Product
In 2020, the United States imported $11.1 trillion worth of goods and services while exporting $8.5 trillion. Breaking this down into the various product types draws a picture of the American economy....
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Visualizing Extreme Poverty by Country
Basic internet access to this article isn’t even a thought for people living in extreme poverty. Most of us think of extreme poverty as an abstract concept that we hear about but never see. Yet, as our...
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Beyond Bitcoin: The Top Cryptocurrencies of 2021
Cryptocurrencies saw their values soar in 2021. Big companies like Paypal dove into the market, creating greater access. Demand skyrocketed alongside equity markets as troves of new investors snatched...
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Visualizing the Massive Gender Pay Gap Across U.S. Industries
The gender pay gap is real, and it exists in every industry across the economy according to our latest visualization. But just how much more money do men make than women? The exact size of the wage gap...
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What Schools Create the Most Student Loans in the U.S.?
President Joe Biden has a plan to forgive up to $10,000 of federal student loans per borrower, but many people in the Democrat party want him to go even further and forgive $50,000. And the latest...
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Mapped: The United States of Debt
Is there a state debt problem in the U.S.? A major part of President Biden’s $1.9T economic stimulus package is $350B in direct aid to states. The idea is that states need additional revenue to deal...
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