Parcel shipping is a booming business, relying on e-commerce shoppers for increased volume and revenues. While the coronavirus pandemic was expected to bring about another boost for global parcel volumes, figures by mailing services company Pitney Bowe…
With Olaf Scholz, Germany’s centre-left SPD have managed to turn the tide as the Merkel era was brought to a bruising end for the reigning CDU party in yesterday’s federal election. As this infographic shows, the remarkable red surge observed over the …
Successful business enterprises are they key to the wealth of the world’s richest families. According to a ranking by Bloomberg, three American families top the ranking of the world’s wealthiest. The top 2 – The Waltons and the Mars family – deal in co…
With the German federal election results close to complete, the votes going to the so-called ‘people’s parties’ – Angela Merkel’s CDU/CSU and the SPD in federal elections are at an historically low level – despite gains for the SPD. Together in 2021, t…
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has released its 2021 Global Innovation Index. It evaluated innovation levels across 130 economies focusing on a long list of criteria such as human capital, institutions, technology and creative outp…
Only 18 countries in the world can be considered truly free when it comes to the internet. What was once envisioned as a space to exchange information and foster community by connecting people around the world has, in some instances, turned into a tool…
GAFAM, short for Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft, are not only commercial tech giants, but also some of the most active contributors to open source projects on GitHub. As our chart indicates, not even open source veterans can hold a candl…
September 17 marks Constitution Day in the United States and recognizes the adoption of the United States Constitution and those who have become U.S. citizens. September 17, 1787 was the day that the document was signed, before being ratified in 1788 a…
Even though most of the states in the U.S. have passed their own minimum wage laws, the federal minimum wage remains unchanged at 7.25 U.S. dollars since July 2009. Taking this into consideration, it’s no surprise that U.S. residents earning minimum wa…
The Chinese special administrative region of Macau is well-known for its gambling tourism. With the government of the People’s Republic potentially tightening regulations following a public consultation concerning the gambling market, stock prices of t…