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01/09/2026

Obesity has become a growing public health concern around the world, with its prevalence rising steadily over the past few decades. In many highly developed countries, obesity rates are now higher than they’ve ever been, placing a great burden on public health systems. The United States stands out among its peers with an adult obesity rate of more than 40 percent, compared to 20-30 percent in similarly developed nations like Canada, the UK and Germany and significantly lower rates in countries like Italy, France and Japan – the latter famous for its healthy diet rich in fish, seafood and plant-based foods.

01/09/2026

Data from a Statista Consumer Insights survey shows that the initial gains made in electric and hybrid car ownership could be stalling in the United States. Where the share of respondents who said their household’s primary car was electric or hybrid had ticked up between 2021 and 2023 (reaching 9 percent for hybrid and 6 percent for electric), it did not continue the trend into 2025, each dropping one percentage point. The U.S. continues to be a nation foremostly of gasoline car owners (82 percent of respondents), while ownership of hybrid (8 percent), electric (5 percent) and diesel cars (4 percent) is far rarer.

Across the Atlantic, EV car ownership is picking up in the United Kingdom. There, the share of respondents who said they owned a gasoline car dropped from 61 percent in 2021 to 56 percent in 2025, as ownership of diesel cars fell from 32 percent to 23 percent. Meanwhile, hybrids have become increasingly popular (5 percent in 2021 to 12 percent in 2025), as well as EVs (2 percent in 2021 to 7 percent in 2025).

Vehicle sales in the United States are forecast to decline 2.4 percent to 16.9 million units in 2026, according to Cox Automotive. Toyota has cited the impacts of new tariffs as a challenge up ahead and warns that it expects to raise vehicle prices in the coming year. In terms of the EV market, it’s also not looking promising: Bloomberg reports that the United States' annual passenger EV sales are forecast to contract 15 percent in 2026.

01/08/2026

2026 has arrived, and like every year, many around the world will be using this new beginning to take New Year's resolutions, often centered around health: exercising more, eating healthier, losing weight, or maybe drinking less. Dry January, a month-long break from alcohol, was officially launched as a campaign in 2013 by Alcohol Change UK, a charity specialising in consultancy and training around alcohol harm. According to Alcohol Change UK, 200,000 people officially signed up for the challenge last year, with millions estimated to have taken part globally.

While this yearly break from alcohol has grown in popularity in recent years, it seems the same may not be true of non-alcoholic alternatives to classic alcoholic beverages. Results from a Consumer Insights survey conducted by Statista between October 2024 and September 2025 show that non-alcoholic wine isn't favoured by many. Of the 31 countries included in the study, only four had 10 percent or more of their respondents cite non-alcoholic wine as a beverage they frequently consume: India (11 percent), Thailand (11 percent), China (10 percent) and Vietnam (10 percent). Non-alcoholic beer appeared to be more popular: in Poland and Spain, for instance, almost one in five people surveyed (19 percent) said they consumed the beverage regularly. They were 14 percent in Germany, and 13 percent in Brazil and India.

01/08/2026

Exercising more is again one of the most popular New Year’s resolutions in the United States. Yet where data shows that January tends to see a higher number of gym sign ups than other months, it also reveals that the goal falls by the wayside for many not long after.

According to Statista data, only 15 percent of U.S. adults had paid for a gym membership in the 12 months prior to the survey. How many actually used the service regularly though is another question. French and Italian respondents were even less enthusiastic about the gym, with only eight percent and 13 percent, respectively, saying they had invested in a gym membership. By comparison, going to the gym was far more popular in Brazil and India.

01/07/2026

The U.S. public is split over its military action in Venezuela to remove President Nicolás Maduro. A Reuters/Ipsos poll of 1,248 adults conducted January 4-5 found roughly one third approve of the move (33 percent), as a similar share disapprove (34 percent) and 32 percent remain undecided. The survey followed shortly after Maduro's abduction from Caracas with his wife, Cilia Flores, and their transfer to the U.S. for trial on drug and weapons charges.

Respondents were also asked whether they would support the U.S. governing Venezuela until a new government forms. More Americans opposed the idea than supported it (44 percent oppose, 34 percent approve). In a rapidly evolving situation, Maduro’s vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, has already been sworn in as interim president. Commenting on the situation, U.S. President Donald Trump quoted Rodríguez as saying “we’ll do whatever you want”, adding she “really doesn’t have a choice.” He later indicated in an NBC interview that Venezuela will not be holding new elections in the next 30 days.

Concerns about U.S. over-involvement in Venezuela were widespread, with 72 percent of respondents expressing concern, including 38 percent who were very concerned. Democrats were particularly likely to be worried (90 percent), while a majority of Republicans also shared the concern (54 percent).

On U.S. control of Venezuela's oil fields, more respondents said they would oppose than support the move (46 percent oppose, 29 percent support), with 22 percent unsure. Opinion was strongly divided along party lines: 59 percent of Republicans said they would support taking control of the oil, while 74 percent of Democrats opposed it. Similarly, Republicans were more likely than Democrats to support stationing U.S. troops in Venezuela, though 22 percent of GOP voters opposed it. Financial costs of U.S. involvement, meanwhile, drew concern from nearly seven in ten respondents, compared with 27 percent who were not concerned.

01/07/2026

Despite some significant ups and downs along the way, Nvidia's share price climbed almost 40 percent in 2025, as the company continued to defy fears of an AI bubble. In its latest earnings report, the chipmaker once again blew away expectations, as demand for its AI chips remains "off the charts," as the company's founder and CEO Jensen Huang recently stated. Considering its role at the heart of the AI revolution, it's no surprise that no company is currently watched more closely than Nvidia. But it's not only Nvidia's symbolic role as the AI poster child that has the potential to move markets, it is its sheer size as the world's most valuable company as well.

Due to the fact that the S&P 500 is a market-cap-weighted index, the performance of mega cap companies such as Nvidia, Apple and Microsoft, all valued above or just under $4 trillion, is particularly important to its overall performance. According to Howard Silverblatt, Senior Index Analyst at S&P Dow Jones Indices, Nvidia was once again the biggest driver of the S&P 500's performance last year. The index returned 17.9 percent in 2025, with Nvidia alone accounting for 15.5 percent of the overall gain. That puts the company ahead of Alphabet, Microsoft and Broadcom, who accounted for 13.5, 7.4 and 7.2 of the S&P 500's return, respectively.

At the other end of the scale, UnitedHealth was the largest negative contributor to the index's performance, followed by Fiserv, Salesforce and Accenture. These companies saw their share prices drop by 20 (Saleforce) to 67 percent (Fiserv), but due to their limited weight in the index, their contribution only accounted for minus 13 percent of the index's overall performance, dragging its return down 2.33 percentage points on aggregate.

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01/06/2026

After years on top of the global electric vehicle market, Tesla has lost the title of the world’s leading EV brand to Chinese powerhouse BYD. After having narrowly surpassed Tesla in terms of electric vehicle production in 2024 already, BYD flew past Tesla in terms of sales last year, as the U.S. company led by Elon Musk suffered the second consecutive annual sales decline. While BYD's global electric car sales grew 28 percent to 2.26 million in 2025, Tesla's deliveries declined by almost 10 percent to 1.64 million, as the rollback of EV tax credits and Musk's divisive political activities hurt Tesla's sales. Europeans in particular fell out of love with the brand that was once seen as a symbol for progressiveness, with Tesla sales dropping almost 40 percent in the EU in the first 11 months of 2025. Meanwhile, BYD continued to make inroads into the European market, seeing its sales in the EU more than triple compared to 2024.

While few people outside of China had heard of BYD just a couple of years ago, the Shenzhen-based electronics and manufacturing giant rose to international fame in recent years, as its largest business unit/subsidiary BYD Auto became one of the largest makers of electric cars in the world and expanded beyond its home market. BYD successfully pivoted from internal combustion vehicles to what’s known as “new energy vehicles” in China, i.e. battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. The company did so at breakneck speed, ramping up production of its electric passenger vehicles at a pace only seen from one company before: Tesla.

01/06/2026

If the last years have shown us anything, it’s that a lot can change, fast. While many events cannot be foreseen, can others? Ipsos asked more than 23,600 people across 30 countries about their predictions for the coming year, with a survey on topics ranging from artificial intelligence to the climate and the World Cup. This data is based on one survey alone and although it does not focus on additional knowledge of experts and analysts, it does capture a snapshot of sentiments and standpoints in different countries and regions.

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01/05/2026

In Mexico, as many as 42 percent of respondents said that they will definitely be getting a 13th month bonus, as part of a recent survey by Statista Consumer Insights. This high share is likely linked to the mandatory “aguinaldo”, which is an annual payment to workers in Mexico and a requirement by the country’s Federal Labor Law. Meanwhile, close to four in ten employed U.S. adults said that it’s very likely that they will receive a Christmas bonus this year. Christmas bonuses are less customary in France, with under half of employed respondents in each country expecting to receive one. This data is based on respondents aged 18 to 80 years old who are working, be that through full-time employment, part-time employment, self-employment, or being a freelancer in each country.

In the U.S., 11 percent of respondents said that their expected salary bonus would be equal to around one month’s salary and a further 10 percent said that it would be the value of between one and three monthly salaries. Close to one in five (18 percent) of U.S. adults said that they planned to use a Christmas bonus to buy presents, as 13 percent said they would be using it to save money and 12 percent to travel.

01/05/2026

The Trump administration is expanding its list of travel bans and restrictions to cover a total of 39 countries and the Palestinian Authority, as of January 1. The new countries set to face full bans are Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, Syria, as well as holders of Palestinian Authority-issued travel documents. Meanwhile, Laos and Sierra Leone have been downgraded from facing partial restrictions to now also being subject to full bans. A further 15 countries, predominantly in Africa, face new partial travel restrictions.

Trump first introduced a set of travel bans on eight countries during 2017, a proclamation which came to be known as the “Muslim ban”, as it included six Muslim-majority nations. The eight were Somalia, Yemen, Syria, Libya and Iran, as well as North Korea, Chad and Venezuela. Although Joe Biden reversed the ban in 2021, it would not be for long, as Trump reinstated the restrictions again this year with an expanded version of the list. As of June, full bans were announced on Afghanistan, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Myanmar, the Republic of Congo, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, in addition to partial restrictions on Burundi, Cuba, Togo and Venezuela. According to The White House, these will all remain in place.

The bans come amid a wider crackdown on immigration in the United States, which now includes legal forms of immigration. It also follows closely after the arrest of an Afghan national suspected of shooting two National Guard troops over the Thanksgiving weekend, which the administration has cited when talking about security concerns. Experts warn of the dangers of conflating the two separate subjects of immigration and security, with statistics repeatedly showing that rates of crime and incarceration are higher among native-born Americans, while rights groups state that the banned populations have a right to the asylum process under international law.

The Trump administration has said that exceptions to the ban will apply, including for lawful permanent residents, many existing visa holders and those under certain visa categories, such as diplomats or athletes traveling for major sporting events. Waivers may also apply to those where travel is considered to be in the U.S. national interest.

01/02/2026

Rank 1 highlights global youth-led protests: In several countries, young people have mobilized against economic hardship, corruption and governance issues, in some cases leading to major political consequences.

01/01/2026

Rank 2 presents the World’s Best Hospitals 2025 ranking: Hospitals in the United States once again dominate the top ten, alongside leading institutions from Europe, Israel and Singapore.

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