Jeff Desjardins

Founder and Publisher at Visual Capitalist

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A founder of Visual Capitalist, Jeff holds a BCom from the Sauder School of Business at UBC. Jeff believes that a fusion of information and design can bring investors unique insight in a way that has never been done before. Originally hailing from Penticton, BC, Jeff is also an avid traveller, ...more

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Nvidia Joins The Trillion Dollar Club

Saturday, June 3, 2023 6:15 PM EDT

Chipmaker Nvidia is now worth nearly as much as Amazon. For some, Nvidia’s valuation seems unrealistic even in spite of the prospects of AI.

In this article: NVDA Also: AAPL, AMZN, MSFT, TSLA, META, GOOGL

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Just 20 Stocks Have Driven S&P 500 Returns So Far In 2023

Thursday, May 25, 2023 4:57 AM EDT

Just 20 firms—mainly AI-related stocks—are propping up the S&P 500 and driving it into positive territory, signaling growing risk in the market.

In this article: SPY Also: SPX

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Charted: Public Trust In The Federal Reserve

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 8:59 AM EDT

Each year, Gallup conducts a survey of American adults on various economic topics, more specifically, respondents are asked how much confidence they have in the current Fed chairman to do or recommend the right thing for the U.S. economy.

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Ranked: Who Made The Most U.S. Unicorn Acquisitions Since 1997?

Tuesday, May 23, 2023 8:11 PM EDT

Unicorn acquisitions are driven by two factors: the rate at which new unicorns are minted, and the climate for M&A transactions more broadly.

In this article: IBM, JNJ, LLY, T, AMZN, MSFT, QCOM, META, GOOGL

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Ranked: The World’s Biggest Steel Producers, By Country

Friday, May 19, 2023 6:44 PM EDT

Global steel production in 2022 reached 1,878 million tonnes, barely surpassing the pre-pandemic production of 1,875 million tonnes in 2019.

In this article: SLX

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Charting The Rise Of America’s Debt Ceiling

Wednesday, May 17, 2023 2:24 PM EDT

Every few years the debt ceiling standoff puts the credit of the U.S. at risk.

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AAPL	Apple Inc.
GLD	SPDR Gold Trust ETF
GM	General Motors Company
GOOG	Alphabet Inc. (Google)
META	Meta Platforms, Inc. (Formerly Facebook, Now META))
MSFT	Microsoft Corporation
PM	Philip Morris International Inc.
SO	Southern Company
T	AT&T Inc.
TWTR	Twitter Inc
VZ	Verizon Communications
WRK	WestRock Company
YHOO	Yahoo! Inc.

Mapped: Where Are The World’s Most Sustainable Companies?

In recent years, an impressive number of companies have stepped up to take a more active role in shaping a more sustainable future—not just in the environmental sense, but also by taking social and governance factors into consideration.