Rolls-Royce, a BMW subsidiary normally known for its luxury cars, has allegedly set a new world record for the fastest electric airplane flight. The fittingly-named Spirit of Innovation reached a speed of 345 miles per hour on November 16, breaking the…
When you ask people to guess the best-performing stock in the S&P 500 over the past 20 years, I’m guessing the answers would be pretty tech-heavy. Apple? Amazon? Microsoft or Google maybe? Well, it’s neither. Nor is it a tech company by any stretch of …
Inflation woes brought about by the coronavirus pandemic have made all sorts of goods more expensive – at least for the meantime. This includes the Thanksgiving dinners that American families are looking to cook up for the holiday this week.While the p…
In the second year of the coronavirus pandemic, the number of Americans who plan to travel for the upcoming Thanksgiving holidays is expected to only be around 5 percent lower than in 2019. In 2020, the number had still been 16 percent below the 2019 f…
While car use is projected to fall in North America and Europe until 2050, Asia is the continent where the car as a mode of transportation is expected to become much more prevalent. In the next three decades, Asian car use is projected to climb to more…
In the second half of 2021, the share of people saying they had done no traveling at all in the past 12 months was still seriously elevated in almost every country included in the Statista Global Consumer Survey, highlighting the continuing problems of…
With Black Friday offers now often stretching across the entire week preceding Thanksgiving, bargain hunters have already started their quest for the best deals, always looking to save a few bucks while spending a lot. And while analysts are once again…
For the majority of childless adults in the U.S., the reason for not having kids is bluntly simple: “I just don’t want to”. According to a new survey by Pew Research Center, 56 percent of 18-49-year old non-parents in the States who say they are not to…
While Amazon has already kicked off its Black Friday promotions, the company’s workers are bracing for what are likely the most stressful days of the year. Whether it’s warehouse workers or delivery drivers, every link of the supply chain will be stret…
Today marks World Toilet Day, which was created to bring awareness to the lack of sanitation, water and hygiene facilities in many parts of the world. In 2020, 494 million people, or 6.3 percent of the world population, were still practicing open defec…