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…
Think the price at your local pump is universal? Not even close. Fresh figures from compliance firm ComplyIQ show that state-level gas taxes in 2025 swing from pocket-change amounts to nearly sixty cents a…
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…
