Drawing from our predictions database of over 700 forecasts compiled from reports, interviews, podcasts, and more, the Prediction Consensus “bingo card” and this article offer an overview of the most cited trends and opportunities that experts are watching for the rest of the year. - From Visual Capitalist
If you’re looking to buy a new car, you might have heard that it will depreciate the moment you drive it off the lot. This is true—but not for all cars. - From Daily Infographic
From the AI tech boom to the various hot and cold conflicts around the world, many of this past year’s pivotal events will have continuing aftershocks and developments to track in 2024. - From Visual Capitalist
These six tech giants—Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Meta (formerly Facebook), and Nvidia—are each one of the eight most valuable companies in the world by market capitalization - From Visual Capitalist
An infographic that displays some of the most famous logos that have hidden messages, with the meaning of each exposed. Logos include Amazon logo, FedEx, Cisco, Google, Toyota, and more. - From Infographic Journal
At the start of the 19th century, when there fewer than 1 billion humans on the earth, global life expectancy at birth stood at roughly 29 years. Since the 1920s, life expectancy across all ages has improved leaps and bounds, thanks to rapid advancements in nutrition, healthcare, and sanitation. - From Visual Capitalist
86% of consumers care about whether an item is sustainably made and responsibly sourced. All ages are interested in tech enabled shopping experiences, with each generation having unique preferences. - From Tata Consulting Services
While the Fed staff continue to share a brighter outlook, the yield curve spread between 10-year and 3-month Treasury rates suggests there is a 61% chance of a recession in the 12 months ahead. Historically, the yield curve has been a reliable predictor of recessions, based on a New York Fed model which uses data from 1959-2009. - From Visual Capitalist
The most popular layouts, the most popular flag symbols, the most popular color combinations and the most often used number of colors. As a bonus at the end of the infographic there is a design of what a flag for the planet earth might look like. - From Infographic Journal
World Data Lab expects 113 million people to join the global middle class in 2024, with the vast majority coming from Asia. As expected, China and India are projected to be the two biggest sources of additions to the global middle class in 2024. Both countries have massive populations, rising income levels, and high rates of urbanization. - From Visual Capitalist
Marketing leaders are using AI to make rapid advances in shopper assistants, targeted marketing, and more. – From Bain & Company
Bain forecasts 3% nominal growth in US retail sales this holiday, the lowest since 2018. Santa's sleigh will slow this year. Inflation has cooled, and so have sales. Not everyone is in the holiday spirit. - From Bain & Company
Comprehensive data from UNICEF on where children are the most satisfied with their lives, including statistics on mental well-being, suicide rates, physical health, obesity rates, academic achievement, social skills, family time, and more. - From Infographic Journal
In this graphic, we present a treemap chart that visualizes the world’s top 50 publicly-traded companies by market cap, using data as of Aug. 16, 2023. There are only a handful of trillion dollar companies in the world, including Apple, Microsoft, Saudi Aramco, Amazon, Alphabet, and Nvidia. - From Visual Capitalist
There are over 2.14 billion online shoppers in the world. There are 268 online shoppers in the United States. There are more than 12 million online stores in the world. - From Tidio.com
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