Explaining the October Flash Crash in the British Pound

Roughly 75% of all financial market volume comes from automated trading. Here’s how algorithms caused the flash crash in the British pound in early October. Read more

Black Friday: The Holiday Surge in U.S. Consumer Debt and Spending

Black Friday kicks off the U.S. holiday shopping season, during which consumers will spend $655.8 billion this year. Where do they get that extra cash from? Read more

Chart: The End of World Poverty is in Sight

Population is growing, but world poverty isn’t. See how the amount of people living in extreme poverty has been cut in half since 1990. Read more

The Stripe Ecosystem in One Giant Visualization

Why is payments startup Stripe worth $9B? Partly, because it’s made it so easy to tap into the backend, allowing the creation of a massive Stripe Ecosystem. Read more

How Much Government Debt Rests Upon Your Shoulders?

Want to know how much money the government has borrowed on your behalf? This infographic shows government debt per capita for every country in the world. Read more

$1 Million Isn’t Worth What It Used To Be

The preferred car for millionaires is a Ford, and most millionaires expect to continue working all the way until retirement. Read more

The Relationship Between Income and Wealth

Does making a lot of money translate to actual net worth? We look at the data, and the link (or lack thereof) between income and wealth is surprising. Read more

Are American Consumers Taking On Too Much Debt?

Everything you ever wanted to know about consumer debt in one infographic. We show the historical context, as well as the latest numbers for each category. Read more

75 Years of How Americans Spend Their Money

Consumers are the foundation of the economy, and how they spend money is telling. See what’s changed with how Americans spend their money over the years. Read more

Bitcoin: The Top Performing Currency For a Second Year in a Row

Bitcoin is no stranger to extremes: in each of the last four years, it has been either the best or worst performing currency, with nothing in between. Read more