The infographic presents the sector-wise GDP breakdown of the Chinese economy, along with historical GDP growth — It is astonishing to see how some of the largest economies in the world have such an outsized impact on the global economy. The U.S., China, Japan, and Germany in fact, make up over half of the world’s economic output by gross domestic product (GDP) in nominal terms. Even more…

The unprecedented discovery was made by Kaspersky Lab, whereby the shellcode was placed into Windows event logs — When it comes to operating systems, Windows usually comes across as the most vulnerable one. And that is why we see most cybercriminals targeting the popular operating system. For those of you who don’t know about this cyber threat, Malware is a catch-all term for any type of malicious software…

The state of Financial markets & Economies, Weekly Charts, Business Trends & Statistics — Stocks bounced higher last Friday to close a chaotic week in the financial markets, helped in the end by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s reassurance that rate hikes on the order of 75-bps were off the table for now. But Friday’s gains were not enough to erase sharp losses for…

The fall from grace of the Terra ecosystem is one of the most impactful events in Crypto’s history — It was a rough week for cryptocurrencies in general and the Defi space in particular. The dramatic collapse of Terra (LUNA) caused the Defi projects linked to the UST stable coin to suffer losses of more than 80%. The projects with dire prospects are those running on the Terra protocol…

This recent discovery certainly gives credence to a popular narrative that life may have originated elsewhere in the universe — Origin of Life is one of the most profound mysteries that scientists have been trying to decode for eons. Researchers have long wondered how our planet had such an abundance of these essential elements. And this led to a new theory that hypothesized that building blocks of life may have…

Luna Foundation’s UST failed to hold its value against the USD, bringing into question the viability of such stable coins — If there is one word that could sum up the recent financial market action, it’s Volatility. The markets have seen huge swings in the past couple of weeks as investors come to terms with the macroeconomic realities, supply chain problems and evolving geopolitical conditions. Stocks across the globe have taken…

The Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index is pointing to the worsening sentiment among the BTC traders and investors — At the time of writing this piece, Bitcoin and the other cryptos have sunk to new lows — replicating the extremely bearish momentum in Equities. The crypto market has become increasingly correlated with the stock market as large institutional investors like hedge funds have gotten into the market. BTC has…

The state of Financial markets & Economies, Weekly Charts, Business Trends & Statistics — Despite a better than expected Non-Farm payroll report out of the U.S, technology and communications stocks weighed heavily on markets. All of the FAAMGA stocks except Apple declined. The euphoric rebound that we witnessed post the FOMC rate hike of 50 bps evaporated on Thursday, with the U.S stocks extending…

The visualization looks at how geopolitical events & macroeconomic risks have affected the commodity price since 1968 — Historically speaking, the ‘black gold’ has seen a fair share of volatility. One of the most widely used commodities in the world affects the lives of almost everyone across the globe. …