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From much-hyped tech initial public offerings (IPOs) to food and healthcare services, many companies with already large followings have gone public this year. Some were supposed to go public in 2020 but got delayed due to the pandemic, and others saw the opportunity to take advantage of a strong current market. This graphic measures 68 companies that have gone public in 2021 — including IPOs, SPACs, and Direct Listings—as well as their subsequent valuations after listing....

Not only does this impact Sri Lanka’s economic future, but it also raises an important question: which other countries are at risk of default? To find out, we’ve used data from Bloomberg to rank the countries with the highest default risk. The Sovereign Debt Vulnerability Ranking Bloomberg’s Sovereign Debt Vulnerability Ranking is a composite measure of a country’s default risk. It’s based on four underlying metrics: Government bond yields (the weighted-average yield of the country’s dollar bonds) 5-year credit default swap (CDS) spread Interest expense as a percentage of GDP Government debt as a percentage of GDP...

However, these organizations tend to be better at some things than others. For example, in terms of summing up past and current data on what is going on in the world, they generally do a pretty good job. We referenced their numbers when we looked at the changing anatomy of U.S. oil imports, or when showing the decline in coal use over recent years. In other situations, such as trying to extrapolate numbers on current trends or predicting the tipping point of technologies, things get a bit dicier....

Jeff Bezos began 2021 in top spot, but has been challenged by both Elon Musk and Bernard Arnault. The former took a hit after Tesla’s stock began to cool off after hitting a record high in Q1 2021. Arnault’s name may be new to some, but he has been on of the top five richest people globally since 2018, and has been a billionaire for well over a decade. The French tycoon got his start in the fashion space by parlaying a fortune made in construction into the purchase of Christian Dior in 1985....

Unfortunately, many of them are not equipped with the tools they need to lead under pressure. As a result, they fail to serve themselves and their employees effectively, and put the future of their entire organization at risk. The Behaviors That Result in Mediocre Leadership Today’s infographic from Vince Molinaro’s Accountable Leaders reveals the common behaviors that can result in leaders becoming mediocre due to mounting day-to-day pressures. Order Vince Molinaro’s new book, Accountable Leaders Leadership accountability is one of the most important ingredients for driving business growth and maintaining a healthy corporate culture....

10 Financial Lessons We Can Learn from Warren Buffett Over the years, there are few business icons that have offered up as much knowledge as Warren Buffett. From his legendary notes to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders to his famous quotes and idioms, the 84 year old has never been afraid to offer up his investment advice to the masses. Today’s ageless infographic covers some of the most poignant lessons from the Oracle of Omaha’s career....

For fast-moving companies like Airbnb, Stripe, Uber, Facebook, or Slack, the piping – such as the internet and smartphones – is already well-established, allowing these startups to scale at unprecedented speeds. For 3D printing and other such “hard” technologies? Things end up being a lot more complicated. A Long Time Coming The rise of 3D printing reached peak hype years ago – and as far back as 2014, we were illustrating how 3D printing could ultimately shape the future of business....

What’s the biggest threat to achieving financial independence? Unfortunately, it’s your own brain. You can invest in all the right things, minimize fees and taxes, and even diversify your holdings. But if you fail to master your own psychology, it’s still possible to fall victim to financial self-sabotage. The Brain’s Design Today’s infographic is from Tony Robbins, and it uses data and talking points from his #1 Best Selling book Unshakeable: Your Financial Freedom Playbook, which is now available on paperback....

As the creator of today’s visualization, Alberto Lucas López, points out, “the world’s tallest buildings have acted as barometers”. Another way of putting it? Our biggest architectural accomplishments are highly visible symbols of what society values most, and those values have changed over time. Today, the paramount belief system in many parts of the world is in capitalism, and there is no more potent marker of the economic might than fantastically tall commercial skyscrapers....

The Increasingly Crowded Unicorn Club Unicorns, a moniker applied to private startups valued at over $1 billion or more, are supposed to be mythical in nature. At best, there are supposed to be so few of them that venture capital firms would be absolutely elated to have a stake in any unicorn out there. (Or even their Canadian narwhal equivalents) However, the truth is that unicorns are simply not rare or mythical anymore....

Across the United States, the cost of gas has been a hot topic of conversation lately, as prices reach record-breaking highs. The national average now sits at $5.00 per gallon, and by the end of summer, this figure could grow to $6 per gallon, according to estimates by JPMorgan. But before we can have an understanding of what’s happening at the pump, it’s important to first know what key factors influence gasoline prices....

Need proof? Just look at our previous post showing a timeline of failed tech predictions by some of the biggest names in business, academia, and technology over the last two centuries. Experts not only get it wrong – they get it embarrassingly wrong. The Earth 100 Years in the Future So why predict the future? Because it’s fun and it helps us critically think about how to take advantage of future investment and business opportunities....

And as far as tech companies go, the Software as a Service (SaaS) model is as good as it gets. It provides predictable, quantifiable, and fast-growing revenue for any company that can execute correctly – and everyone from venture capitalists (like Marc Andreessen) to asset managers (like Blackrock) love investing in companies with these traits. Today’s infographic from TIMIA Capital explains why this is the case. What is SaaS? Unlike in years past when software was bought in a physical form at a store, much of today’s software runs right off the cloud....

In the above interactive graphic, Surfshark maps out how prevalent CCTV surveillance cameras are in the world’s 130 most populous cities. Big Brother is Watching So how many of us are being watched? China and India are the countries with the highest densities of CCTV surveillance cameras in urban areas. Chennai, India has 657 cameras per square kilometer, making it the number one city in the world in terms of surveillance....

Forex reserves can help buoy the local currency or even provide much-needed insurance in the case of a national economic emergency. And when reserves are plentiful, a country can even use them to wield influence on international affairs – after all, most financial assets are simultaneously someone else’s liability. Forex Reserves by Country Today’s infographic comes to us from HowMuch.net, and it resizes countries on a world map based on their foreign currency reserves, according to the most recent IMF data....

Which countries are these millionaires moving to, and where in the world are they coming from? This graphic maps the migration of high net worth individuals (HNWIs)—people with a net worth of over US$1 million—showing where rich people are flocking, and where they’re fleeing. Migration of Millionaires is Back Before diving into the country-specific data, it’s worth taking a step back to look at overall millionaire migration trends, and how things are changing this year....

If we were to rank all of these websites according to their traffic numbers, we would see a classic power law distribution. At the low end, the vast majority of these websites would be inactive, receiving little to no traffic. On the upper end of the ranking though, a handful of websites receive the lion’s share of internet traffic. This visualization, using data from SimilarWeb, takes a look at the 50 websites that currently sit at the top of the ranking....

Royal Nickel‘s Dumont Project is a mammoth deposit in the established Abitibi mining camp in Quebec. It is being touted as the next great Canadian base metal mine. With existing suppliers unable to meet the 500 Kt of new demand expected beyond 2015, it is a very exciting time for nickel. on Man has relied on copper since prehistoric times. It is a major industrial metal with many applications due to its high ductility, malleability, and electrical conductivity....

The U.S. nuclear program is comprised of a complex network of facilities and weaponry, and of course the actual warheads themselves. Let’s look at the location of warheads, how they’re deployed, and the costs associated with running and refurbishing an aging nuclear program. Let’s launch into the data. Nuclear Weapons Map As of 2019, the U.S. Department of Defense maintained an estimated stockpile of 3,800 nuclear warheads for delivery by more than 800 ballistic missiles and aircraft....

The Most Expensive Takeovers in 11 Industries This handy infographic documents the largest mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in 11 major industries. With the data visualized, perhaps the most striking element is the sheer size of some of the deals particularly in oil and gas, telecommunications, and entertainment. Comparably the deals in tech, while maybe more frequent, are much smaller. Original graphic from: The Gap Partnership on Last year, stock and bond returns tumbled after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates at the fastest speed in 40 years....