World in Stats · Independent research
Original, evidence-led articles that make companies, investing, economies, countries and global trends easier to understand. We explain the data, cite our sources and distinguish evidence from opinion.
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Companies & Stocks · Featured analysis
Meta's profitable advertising business faces a historic AI reinvestment cycle. This research draft compares cash-flow history and peers, and tests valuation scenarios with explicit limitations.
Companies & Stocks
An independent Amazon investment analysis of commerce, AWS, 2025 results, 2026 AI holdings and cash flows, plus a transparent but assumption-dependent ten-year valuation.
Global Economy
Explore the world economy in 2026 through historical change, agriculture, manufacturing, services, AI, energy, global trade, regional shifts and data-backed scenarios for 2030–2040.
Global Economy
Explore OPEC's 2025 proven crude reserve data, leading OPEC reserve holders, 2025 production, oil-shipping risks and long-term demand scenarios.
Investing Guides
Explore what academic research, S&P SPIVA and Morningstar reveal about individual stocks versus diversified ETFs, including a practical decision matrix.
Investing Guides
Discover why the gain shown by your broker may differ from your actual investing experience. Understand TWR, money-weighted return, XIRR, dividends and currency effects.
Investing Guides
A complete educational guide to dividend payments, yield calculations, payout ratios, ETFs, compounding, taxes and the risks of dividend investing.