We breakdown the number of billion dollar companies by market cap around the world, highlighting the rise of firms in emerging markets.

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Discover the 50 most valuable companies in the world in May 2025, ranked by their market capitalization.

2025 marks the fifth worst start to a year for S&P 500—explore how it compares to past downturns and what happened next.

Elite American institutions have long held the biggest university endowments, but these funds are often hard to access due to legal covenants.

One of the top five has one of the smallest populations.

The Magnificent 7 stocks have soared from $1.8T in 2014 to over $18T by 2024—but is their growing dominance making the S&P 500 concentrated?

In this graphic, we breakdown the billion dollar company landscape in 2025, covering 5,522 firms worldwide.

As of 2023, 52 out of the 54 African countries trade more with China than with the U.S., compared to just 18 countries in 2003.

California is now the fourth-largest economy in the world. But how do other U.S. states rank in the world’s largest economies?

See the decline in U.S. shipping exports after Trump's reciprocal tariffs were announced in April 2025.

From illicit trade to informal business transactions, the global shadow economy makes up a staggering 11.3% of GDP.

Explore how the UAE, powered by Jebel Ali Port, is rising as a global trade hub, challenging traditional leaders in commerce.

Trump's approval rating first-quarter approval of 44% marks one of the weakest starts to a presidential term in modern history.

There's a $24/hour gap between the top- and bottom-paying states.

See which cities are dominating global finance in this 2025 ranking of the world's top financial centers.

Amid tariff increases, consumers' expectations for U.S. inflation in the next five years have reached their highest level since March 1991.

The average salary across all U.S. industries is around $64,000. See which industries pay the most and least.

By early 2025, the top ten companies in the S&P 500 made up nearly 40%, marking a high degree of market concentration.

These are the best places to work in America in 2025—see who made the list and why they stand out.

We break down the world’s carbon emissions by country and income group using the latest available data for the year 2022.