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12 Jan 2010

Based on Freedom House’s 2010 survey.

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Israel/Palestine Conflict

In: Politics Source: Economist

8 Jan 2010

Number of deaths on both sides, and number of rockets/mortars fired into Israel.

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Stocks

In: Source: Economist Stock Market US Economy

7 Jan 2010

2008 and 2009 by sector, and compared to 2007 peaks.

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The Economist Big Mac Index

In: Food Global Economy Source: Economist US Economy

6 Jan 2010

THE Big Mac index is based on the theory of purchasing-power parity (PPP)-exchange rates should equalise the price of a basket of goods in different countries. The exchange rate that leaves a Big Mac costing the same in dollars everywhere is our fair-value benchmark. So our light-hearted index shows which countries the foreign-exchange market has blessed with a cheap currency, and which has it burdened with a dear one.

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Global Housing Prices

In: Global Economy Housing Source: Economist US Economy

5 Jan 2010

Interactive Chart. Select your indicator, countries, and time period.

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Expiring Patents

In: Global Economy Science Source: Economist

5 Jan 2010

A RECORD number of drug patents will expire over the next few years, which should heighten competition from generic drugs and force down prices. In 2009, $26 billion of sales were at risk from patent expiries. This will nearly double in 2011 according to EvaluatePharma, a consultancy. The price of any given drug falls by more than 85% within a year of a patent expiring in markets like America. About 13% of global drug sales are at risk from generic competition over the next two years.

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China vs Japan

In: Emerging Markets Global Economy Source: Economist

5 Jan 2010

NEXT year China will overtake Japan to become the world’s second-largest economy. Its rapid ascent has led some to question whether China will follow in Japan’s footsteps, with the bursting of a massive bubble followed by years of decline. But China is still far poorer than Japan was at its peak, and thus has more room to improve productivity.

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China’s Demographic Problem

In: Culture Employment Source: Economist

28 Dec 2009

The one-child policy might start to impact growth.

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Government Debt

In: Finance Global Economy Source: Economist

21 Dec 2009

The IMF forecasts that gross government debt among advanced economies will continue to rise until 2014, reaching 114% of GDP, compared to just 35% for developing nations. With governments struggling to rein in their finances, rating agencies are becoming increasingly twitchy; rich countries such as America and Britain are fearful of losing their hallowed triple-A status.

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Gay Population Distribution

In: Culture Source: Economist

1 Dec 2009

Washington DC is the highest, with 14 per 1,000 of population. I can’t help but wonder if these numbers are inherently not accurate (self-reporting, etc)

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Cruise Ship Sizes

In: Culture Source: Economist

1 Dec 2009

At 225,000 gross tonnes, Oasis of the Seas, one of two identical ships recently built for Royal Caribbean cruises, is 70,000 tonnes more and 21 metres longer than the previous record holder, Freedom of the Seas. By contrast, the Titanic, built by White Star Line nearly a century ago and at the time the largest steam ship ever, measured 269 metres and was less than a fifth of the size of today’s behemoths.