The death toll from the coronavirus has eased in Europe, but is climbing fast in Brazil. As cases have started growing again in the United States, so have daily death counts. The average number of daily deaths is once again higher in the U.S. than in B…
Uber reported its results for the second quarter on Thursday, beating revenue expectations but also revealing another massive loss. The report also revealed an interesting shift in Uber’s business during a time of massively restricted mobility due to t…
Electric carmaker Tesla reached a market valuation of over $270 billion in August, propelling them over $70 billion more in valuation when compared to top global carmaker Toyota to be the most valuable carmaker in the world. Tesla trailed the Japanese …
On Wednesday, Samsung announced their new 5G smartphones will be released near the end of August, with price tags for the new Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Note 20 starting at $1,000. That’s a $300 price decrease from their flagship smartphones from 2019, and …
This chart uses IMF estimates to show the countries most burdened by their national debt. Japan has by far the biggest problem, with general government gross debt at 238 percent of its GDP. In fourth place, the economic struggles of Lebanon add an extr…
Rural states and those with large tourism industries are the first to put restrictions on all interstate visits as coronavirus case numbers continue to rise in many places in the United States. This is according to a list compiled by CNN.Hawaii, Maine,…
1,058,547,236. Back to school season is just around the corner and that’s the number of learners who still aren’t able to attend class (as of early August) due to the pandemic. According to UNESCO, that figure represents 60.5 percent of all learners wo…
Google Play Music is officially starting the process of shutting down their service in August, with plans to completely close down servers by December. Low number of users and an inability to capture market share from stiff competition like Spotify and…
Ongoing economic uncertainty exacerbated by the coronavirus crisis has sent Japanese household consumption spiraling. Monthly data released by the Statistics Bureau of Japan show that households of two or more people spent 16.2 percent less in May than…
Thanks to nationwide reopenings throughout the month, the U.S. manufacturing sector continued its rebound in June after sharp declines in March and April. According to the Census Bureau’s latest report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, & Orders…