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23 Jan 2026

Gold would be ~$9,700 if it kept up with M2 To hit $40,000/oz, Gold would need to add about $246 Trillion in market cap from today's levels.

Source: Katusa Research @KatusaResearch

23 Jan 2026

Countries joining Trump's peace board

Source: Rothmus @Rothmus on X

21 Jan 2026

Countries With the Most Natural Resources:

1.🇷🇺Russia $75.0 Trillion 2.🇺🇸United States $45.0 Trillion 3.🇸🇦Saudi Arabia $34.4 Trillion 4.🇨🇦Canada $33.2 Trillion 5.🇮🇷 Iran $27.3 Trillion 6.🇨🇳China $23.0 Trillion 7. 🇧🇷Brazil $21.8 Trillion 8.🇦🇺Australia $19.9 Trillion Source: Jack Prandelli

21 Jan 2026

Here are the largest economies around the world over the last couple of decades

Source: Evan, Visual Capitalist

21 Jan 2026

Enterprise AI adoption is booming!

In '25, 76% of AI use cases were purchased by enterprises, rather than built internally (vs. 53% in '24). Enterprise AI software refers to artificial intelligence applications specifically designed for large-scale organizations to automate complex business processes, improve decision-making, and enhance productivity across departments like HR, finance, and supply chain. Unlike consumer AI (like a personal chatbot), enterprise AI is built with a focus on security, scalability, and integration with existing corporate systems like ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) or CRM (Customer Relationship Management) Source: Puru Saxena @saxena_puru

20 Jan 2026

The United States has actually become more popular among global CEOs as a destination for international investment

Despite Trump’s interventions, acc to PwC’s CEO survey

20 Jan 2026

Wealth at the top: 0.00001% owns 12% of US income

At the peak of the Gilded Age in 1910, the richest 0.00001% of the US population owned wealth equal to 4% of national income. Now, the richest 0.00001% owns 12%. US billionaire oligarchs today are even wealthier than the original robber barons. Source: Ben Norton @BenjaminNorton on X

19 Jan 2026

The world’s largest airlines by annual passengers

1. American Airlines — 275.5 M 2. Delta Air Lines — 239.9 M 3. Southwest Airlines — 231.4 M 4. United Airlines Holdings — 212.9 M 5. Ryanair Group — 209.6 M 6. China Southern Airlines — 148.9 M 7. China Eastern Airlines — 145.8 M 8. IndiGo — 134.9 M 9. Lufthansa Group — 131.3 M 10. International Airlines Group (IAG) — 122.1 M 11. Air China Group — 115.9 M 12. easyJet Group — 102.5 M 13. LATAM Airlines Group — 101.3 M 14. Air France–KLM Group — 93.6 M 15. Turkish Airlines — 85.2 M 16. Wizz Air — 62.8 M 17. Aeroflot Group — 55.3 M 18. Emirates — 53.0 M 19. Qantas Group — 52.0 M 20. Alaska Air Group — 49.2 M Source: Visual Capitalist (VG)

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