Mercator map distortion visualized.
Source: Massimo @Rainmaker73
Odds of Biden being nominated as Democrat candidate are plummeting today (Betting sites).
What's going on? Source: Bloomberg, Lawrence McDonald
A vision of the future from 1969.
Source: @JonErlichman
On the way to his second Tour de France victory last year, Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard was facing tough questions regarding his pace before he even arrived in Paris.
How was he going so fast? How was it possible to be over seven minutes ahead of a cyclist of Tadej Pogačar's caliber? Some reporters even explicitly asked: "Are you cheating?". In 2023, Vingegaard completed the grueling 3-week, 3,401 kilometer competition at an average speed of 41.4 km/h (25.574 mph). Given cycling's deservedly bad reputation, it is perhaps understandable that exceptional performances like that still raise suspicions. As Statista's Felix Richter shows in the chart below, the Tour de France has not slowed down since the doping-infested years of the early 2000s. Whether that's due to super-fast carbon bikes, favorable routing or the use of performance-enhancing substances is a question the sport is not yet fully able to answer.
The price of a Big Mac vs. the US in selected countries
Source: Voronoi
Diageo Reaching Major Support Zone
Diageo (DGE LN) is down 40% since January 2022! The long-term trend remains bullish. The stock is now reaching the 2020 major support zone between 2139-2427. Keep an eye on this level. Source: Bloomberg
A reminder of top strategists 2024 outlook for the S&P 500
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Semiconductor production by location
Source: Mike Zaccardi
