The pie chart is easily the worst way to convey information ever developed in the history of data visualization. Sure, there are other more cumbersome ways to articulate data. But none have the ...

It was the worst week for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC)since a global pandemic brought the world to a halt in March of 2020. Our Chart of the Week is likely the one you kept refreshing ...

For all the predictions, 2014 was yet another year we still managed to get most things we thought we knew about the world economy wrong. The chart above shows the extent to which the IMF has been ...

Here they are: the most important charts in the world. Once again, we asked dozens of top strategists, economists, and writers for one chart that is top of mind right now. The slideshow includes ...

This week, we showcase five of our most popular charts that helped illustrate the effects of these developments. With updated data, the visuals also show how things have progressed since then. As the ...

Changes in that subtext over time reflect changes in our perception of the world. A notion like that ... even better than numbers: colorful charts! On Wednesday, the New York Times made public ...

Finance ministers and central bank governors from across Africa and around the world descend on Washington DC this week ... will be high on the agenda for debt-ridden countries seeking to chart a new ...

Government-bond yields have surged across the developed world in recent weeks, jarring stocks and pressuring indebted countries. The worldwide bond rout threatens to complicate the efforts of ...

This week’s Chart of the Week features an excerpt from our latest Chartbook, a mammoth Yahoo Finance project in which dozens of economists and strategists send us a key chart and say why it’s ...