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There are few attributes more central and universal to the human experience than our emotions. Of course, the broad spectrum of emotions we’re capable of experiencing can be difficult to articulate. That’s where this brilliant visualization by the Junto Institute comes in. This circular visualization is the latest in an ongoing attempt to neatly categorize the full range of emotions in a logical way. A Taxonomy of Human Emotion Our understanding has come a long way since William James proposed four basic emotions – fear, grief, love, and rage—though these core emotions still form much of the foundation for current frameworks....

Dr. James O’Donoghue, a planetary scientist at the Japanese space agency who has the creative ability to visually communicate space concepts like the speed of light and the vastness of the solar system, recently animated a video showing cross sections of different planets spinning at their own pace on one giant globe. Cosmic Moves: The Rotation of the Planets Each planet in the solar system moves to its own rhythm....

To help put things into perspective, here’s a look at how long it took America’s biggest tech companies to reach the $1 trillion market cap. Market caps as of April 12, 2021 Extreme Bullish Sentiment Bitcoin has been subject to widespread commotion in markets. At the start of 2021, the cryptocurrency had a more modest market cap of $500 billion, but has gained more than another $500 billion since. An onslaught of headlines has contributed to extremely bullish investor sentiment, including:...

Canadian Venture Stocks Trade at Lowest Volume in a Decade [Chart] The last time volume was this low, iphones didn’t exist The Chart of the Week is a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays. During last year’s plunge in commodity prices, the global benchmark exchange for junior resources recorded its lowest average daily trading volume in over a decade. In fact, the last time volume was this low on Canada’s TSX Venture index was in 2005, before iPhones even existed....

In fact, the difference between specific food types can vary by orders of magnitude, meaning what we eat could be a significant factor impacting GHG emissions on the environment. Today’s modified chart from Our World in Data relies on data from the largest meta-analysis of food systems in history. The study, published in Science was led by Joseph Poore and Thomas Nemecek to highlight the carbon footprint across different food types across the world....

The Historical Returns by Asset Class Over the Last Decade Recently, we’ve looked at different crisis events through history, and the returns by asset classes for each period of time. Today’s chart is more general and breaks down performance over the last decade. It’s sorted by different baskets of assets such as bonds, commodities, gold, stocks, real estate, and emerging markets. Note that the chart uses indices that serve as a proxy for specific asset classes....

Flying Under the Radar While familiar global oil firms and massive banks make up a good portion of the companies on the list, there are also many companies in China and Europe that are less likely to ring a bell. Here is a primer on some of the companies that clearly rank among the world’s largest, but fly a little under the radar – especially for North Americans: Exor Have you heard of Exor?...

As global inequality continues to rise, how can wealth building tools become more accessible to the rest of the global population? Luckily, technological developments and their rapid adoption make this the right time for a new decentralized financial system to emerge: The Internet: 3.9 billion users by the end of 2018 The proliferation of smartphones: Two-thirds of the unbanked have mobile phones Digital banking: over 2 billion users by end of 2018 Bitcoin and Blockchain: the emergence of new public blockchains...

Introduction Following on the success of last year’s report we have decided to make the ranking of the world’s gold deposits an annual endeavor highlighting trends in future mine supply, depletion, discoveries, and in-situ grades. As far as we know, there has not been a similar effort to compile a comprehensive database of the world’s gold mines and deposits. Nevertheless, we rose to the laborious challenge as we knew that the industry reliance on risk capital via public markets presented an opportunity to data mine regulatory filings which would result in a high quality database....

Despite an early backdrop of heightened volatility, escalating trade tensions, Brexit uncertainty, and calls for a recession, the year progressed in an unexpectedly pleasant fashion. The Fed used its limited arsenal to provide additional stimulus, and global markets soaked it up to extend the decade-long bull run. By the end of 2019, every major asset class was in the black — and the S&P 500 surged to finish with its best annual return since 2013....

In other words, how many Americans own stocks as a part of their investment portfolios? Two Decades of Stock Ownership in America Stock ownership in the U.S. has dipped over the last two decades. In a survey by Gallup, about 55% of Americans claimed to own some form of stock in 2020—either an individual stock, a stock mutual fund, or in a self-directed 401(k) or IRA. This is a significant decrease from 2000, when 60% of Americans owned stock: *Note: Numbers may not add up to 100% due to rounding....

This famous real estate adage also matters in mining. After all, it’s an industry that is all about the geology—but beyond the physical aspects and the location of a mineral deposit, there are also social and environmental factors that create a mining jurisdiction. Common Mistakes With Jurisdiction We’ve partnered with Eclipse Gold Mining on an infographic series to show you how to avoid common mistakes when evaluating and investing in mining exploration stocks....

A good track record can provide better opportunities to raise capital, but the company must still ensure it times its financing with the market, protects its shareholders, and demonstrates value creation from the funding it receives. Part 5: The Role of Funding Strength We’ve partnered with Eclipse Gold Mining on an infographic series to show you how to avoid common mistakes when evaluating and investing in mining exploration stocks. Part 5 of the series highlights six things to keep in mind when analyzing a company’s project history and funding ability....

How American Household Finances are Changing Visualizing shifts in income, savings, debt, and spending The Chart of the Week is a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays. Every year, Silicon Valley patiently waits for Mary Meeker from Kleiner Perkins to share her famous Internet Trends report. The latest rendition came out two days ago. As usual, the 294-slide deck is a treasure trove of the the latest data on technology and internet trends....

This pattern is the most visible in the music industry, in which many trendsetting bands often fail to achieve mainstream popularity. Artists like the Dead Kennedys, Kraftwerk, and Captain Beefheart all pioneered genres, but this translated to limited amounts of fame and fortune. Such a paradigm can also be seen in technology, where it’s simply not possible for every new product to become the next iPhone. Like music, some tech products are well before their time, while others serve as important sources of inspiration before they ultimately fizzle out....

Africa is home to the fastest growing cities, and more than half of the world’s population growth will take place on the continent over the coming decades. By 2050, cities like Lagos and Kinshasa will be global megacities, each holding well over 30 million inhabitants. Africa is also at the start of a technological renaissance. It was recently reported by WeAreSocial that 7 of 10 of the world’s fastest growing internet populations are in Africa – the beginning of a trend that will likely re-shape entire economies as new companies leapfrog established technology, ideas, and infrastructure....

Oil, along with natural gas, has hundreds of different uses in a modern vehicle through petrochemicals. Today’s infographic comes to us from American Fuel & Petrochemicals Manufacturers, and covers why oil is a critical material in making the EV revolution possible. Pliable Properties It turns out the many everyday materials we rely on from synthetic rubber to plastics to lubricants all come from petrochemicals. The use of various polymers and plastics has several advantages for manufacturers and consumers: Today, plastics can make up to 50% of a vehicle’s volume but only 10% of its weight....

Penny Stocks 101 Microcap stocks, also known as penny stocks, are stocks that are trading at less than $5 each with small market capitalizations typically under $300 million. More specifically, as Doug Casey defines it here, many of these types of stocks are more accurately defined as speculations rather than investments. They have no earnings or predictable cash flow, and can’t be evaluated in the ways that Benjamin Graham or Warren Buffett may value a company....

However, it’s increasingly the case that C-suite executives are catching wind of the potential business ramifications that these breaches can trigger. In 2013, for example, the hacking of Yahoo not only compromised three billion email accounts – it also nearly jeopardized Verizon’s bid to acquire the company for $4.8 billion. At the end of the day, experts say that the breach knocked $350 million off of the sale price of Yahoo....

In turn, businesses are competing on their ability to deliver quantifiable results to empowered consumers, who are: Informed Proactive Demanding Discerning Cost-conscious Today’s infographic comes to us from Publicis Health, and it shows the shift occurring in the healthcare space to a new outcome-based economy that is powered by an increasingly digital and data-driven experience. It’s also led by the millennial generation, a group that is seeing buying power finally line up with their influence....