Archive for the ‘Source: WSJ’ Category
Sovereign Debt Hot Spots
In: Finance| Global Economy| Source: WSJ
8 Mar 2010Among the several measures it examined were fiscal deficits, debt loans, growth rates and inflation. The ’sovereign risk’ index includes those and others. The higher the number the riskier the country.
The Census
In: Interactive| Maps| Politics| Source: WSJ
8 Mar 2010Nice summary from the WSJ: The Summary, the questions, and the results (1880-2000).
Northeast Snowpocalypses
28 Feb 2010Biggest NE storms of all time. Strangely, excludes the Blizzard of ‘77, which I remember in upstate NY.
How Inventory Affects GDP
In: Reference| Source: WSJ| US Economy
26 Feb 2010
Job Openings in Congress
In: Politics| Source: WSJ
19 Feb 2010Also includes a table of everyone leaving indicating stated reason, terms served, etc.
Gender Advantage
In: Culture| Employment| Source: WSJ
16 Feb 2010Women lost their jobs less than men during the recession, and women outnumber men in the workplace for the first time. Related article.
Israeli Settlements in the West Bank
In: Interactive| Maps| Politics| Source: WSJ
9 Feb 2010An impressively detailed mapping analysis of settlements in disputed territories over time. Related article.
USA Job Losses by Sector 2008-10
In: Employment| Interactive| Source: WSJ
9 Feb 2010Job losses/gains. Use the timeline slider at the top to change the month. The bubbles at the bottom showing the overall size of the sectors are a nice touch.
Obama 2011 Budget
In: Politics| Source: WSJ| US Economy
1 Feb 2010Some charts summarizing the budget proposal.
Election 2010
In: Maps| Politics| Source: WSJ
31 Jan 2010Analysis of close races, updated 1/29/10, and includes both House and Senate this time.
High Speed Rail in the USA
In: Source: WSJ| US Economy
29 Jan 2010Interactive map of major projects (new funding was announce 1/28/10), with popup details. Related article.
Why I Don’t Watch Football
In: Culture| Source: WSJ
20 Jan 2010The Wall Street Journal did an analysis of what actually takes place onscreen while watching a football game. Even excluding commercials it still looks like a huge waste of time. Related article. (via Sociological Images)
Wall Street Compensation 2006-09
In: Bailout| Finance| Interactive| Source: WSJ| Stock Market| US Economy
17 Jan 2010A very nice treemap presentation — you can drill down by year and company level. Clicking on a company box will bring up their own comments on compensation policies. Well done WSJ!
Haiti
In: Culture| Environment/weather| Global Economy| Maps| Science| Source: NYT| Source: USA Today| Source: WSJ| Source: Washington Post
15 Jan 2010Crazy amount of damage. and Haiti wasn’t in very good shape to start with. I’ll keep adding finds to this same post as I come across them.
I kept hearing that the shipping port was out of commission and was wondering what exactly that meant. Here it is. (via Washington Post print edition) 
Damage zone and location of aftershocks : 
Faultlines, cities, population density, shaking: 
Annotated map: 
Zoomable satellite map of Port-au-Prince from 10:30 Wednesday:
NYT side-by-side before and after satellite pictures: 
Map of logistical challenges hampering relief efforts: 
Earthquake primer with details on Haiti’s plates: 
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