The World’s Largest Economies: Comparing the U.S. and China

How do the world’s two largest economies compare? We look at the economies of U.S. and China across GDP, stock markets, and FDI. Read more

All of the World’s Trillion-Dollar Companies in One Chart

We rank the world’s trillion-dollar companies as of June 18, 2024. Could TSMC be next? Read more

All About Pre-Market Trading

The ability to trade outside of market hours opens up a realm of possibilities for investors. Here’s how pre-market trading works. Read more

[Interactive] Riding the Nasdaq Roller Coaster

With the Nasdaq reaching all-time highs last week and rivaling the entire eurozone market in value, the WSJ has created an interactive roller coaster ride of the index. Read more

China’s Ultra Rich Lost $100 Billion in Just One Month

China’s stock market is a roller coaster, creating and destroying trillions of wealth in the matter of months. See how China’s ultra rich fared in the last month. Read more

What Crash? Number of Middle-Income Earners in Stocks Drops by 16% [Chart]

Polls show that fewer Americans are in the stock market than in the last two decades. The biggest casualties have been lower and middle income earners. Read more

Market Snapshot: Most Assets Hurting, but One Stock Market Bucked the Trend

With August’s meltdown, most assets have had a rough year. This snapshot from Deutsche Bank shows YTD performance, and one market that has bucked the trend. Read more

Global Stock Markets Off to Worst Start in History [Chart]

In this chart and post, we show why markets are off to their worst start in history. We also look at recent S&P 500 starts to show an interesting trend. Read more

The Blockchain Could Change the Backbone of the Stock Market

Technology already enables the stock market to be faster and more complex. But what if the actual plumbing behind the market was altered using the blockchain? Read more

What is a Stock Market Index?

This infographic helps to explain the basics around what a stock market index is, and what it does. Read more