On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a tax bill aimed at rolling back several Biden era tax credits supporting EV adoption. If passed by the Senate and signed into law by President…
24/7 Wall St. Insights The average American spends $9,130 on health care per year. Health care costs vary from state to state, ranging from $6,833 to $13,015 per year. While health care costs track…
Driven by mounting geopolitical tensions, inflationary pressures, and a growing skepticism of the U.S. dollar, central banks around the world continued their gold-buying spree in early 2025. According to the World Gold Council, global…
While purchasing power for the average world denizen is declining, the number of billionaires continues to grow. According to the latest Forbes data, there are now over 3,000 billionaires on planet Earth, nearly triple…
24/7 Wall St. Insights Foreign land ownership in the U.S. rose 23.3% over the past decade, from 25.9 million acres in 2013 to 32.0 million acres in 2023. While some states have limited foreign…
Dream vacations can sometimes come with nightmarish risks. While deaths from conventional war have declined since World War II, violent conflicts between non-state actors are on the rise around the world, exacerbated by rising…
24/7 Wall St. Insights The average American spends $1,523 on clothing and footwear per year. Clothing costs vary from state to state, ranging from $1,071 to $1,997 per year. Clothing also ranges from 1.8%…
24/7 Wall St. Insights In February 2025, the typical U.S. home sold for about 1% below its original listing price. In some major cities, buyers are getting huge discounts, with the typical home selling…
24/7 Wall St. Insights China has invested more than $950 billion in overseas infrastructure projects since 2013. Many investments are in fragile states with a high degree of political instability. Some of the riskiest…
24/7 Wall St. Insights While New Orleans has grown by 150,000 residents since Katrina, it is still far from its peak population. Like many great American cities, New Orleans’ population peaked in the mid-20th…
24/7 Wall St. Insights 59 countries forecast to experience population decline from 2025 to 2050. 90 countries are projected to shrink from 2025 to 2100. The fastest-shrinking countries are in Eastern Europe, where birth…
24/7 Wall St. Insights While new public health measures have reigned in the opioid crisis, opioids are still rampant in the U.S. In 2023, there were 83 counties with more opioid prescriptions filled than…
24/7 Wall St. Insights Foreign land ownership in the U.S. rose 23.3% over the past decade, from 25.9 million acres in 2013 to 32.0 million acres in 2023. While some states have limited foreign…
24/7 Wall St. Insights Foreign land ownership in the United States increased 23.3% from 2013 to 2023. A dozen states have passed bills limiting or mandating special requirements for foreign land ownership. One country…
24/7 Wall St. Insights Employment in U.S. data centers grew more than 60% from 2016 to 2023. 45% of all U.S. data centers are concentrated in just five states. The cities with the most…
24/7 Wall St. Insights Over the past 10 years, China has outspent the U.S. in overseas investment by a factor of 10. China has invested more than $5 billion in AI development projects in…
24/7 Wall St. Insights Last year, U.S. drivers spent an average of 43 hours sitting in traffic. Delays cost the average U.S. driver $771 in lost productivity throughout the year. New York and Chicago…
24/7 Wall St. Insights Last year, U.S. drivers spent an average of 43 hours sitting in traffic. Traffic congestion cost U.S. motorists an average of $771 per driver. Traffic congestion is far worse in…
24/7 Wall St. Insights The U.S. government currently owes $36.2 trillion in debt, a 54.0% increase from five years ago. About one-third of that debt is held by foreign investors in the form of…
24/7 Wall St. Insights The federal government subsidizes over 5 million affordable housing units nationwide. Affordable housing varies from city to city, and is correlated with factors like age and poverty. Many of the…
