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• 14 Trades To Swap A Paperclip for a House. Impossible Right? Wrong…
  Disclosure: Your support helps keep Commodity.com running! We earn a referral fee for some brokers & services we list on this page. Learn more…The legend of the “Straw Millionaire”, also known as “Daietsu”, is a Japanese folk tale about a poor man who becomes wealthy through a series of successive trades, starting with a single […]
• Broke Billionaires: 8 Who Had It All & Lost Almost Everything
  Economic downturns are hard on everyone. But for billionaires, they can be catastrophic. When people have that kind of money, it isn’t stored as cash in a safe somewhere. It is in the form of things like real estate and business holdings. Exactly how much money any given person is worth depends upon what other […]
• CEOs vs Average Workers: These Pay Gap Statistics Will Shock You
  How big is the CEO pay gap? We investigated each state’s labor statistics to find out the difference between CEO pay vs. average worker pay. Read about your state!
• Food Prices Around the World: Interesting Trends and Surprising Statistics
  An in-depth, illustrated look at how restaurant and grocery prices are rising or falling in cities and countries across the globe.
• Gold, Stocks, or Real Estate? Comparing Investments Over Time
  Illustrated look at how the value of gold has stacked up against precious metals, the stock market, and real estate investments. We also analyzed how all of these have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and other market recessions.
• Hyperinflation Illustrated: 5 Times Currencies Crashed
  Hyperinflation occurs when a country experiences very high rates of inflation, which erodes the real value of the local currency, and causes the population to minimize their holdings of local money. It is argued that hyperinflation often occurs as a result of some kind of stress on a Government’s budget. This is because the root […]
• The Best US States to Mine Cryptocurrency
  It’s increasingly difficult to mine cryptocurrencies profitably. We’ve calculated the 15 best US states to mine crypto.
• The Best-Paying Cities For Agricultural Workers In The United States
  Agriculture has been and remains one of the most important industries for the U.S. economy. In addition to directly providing food for the population in the form of produce and livestock, the broader agricultural sector—which includes farming, fishing, and forestry—provides raw materials that form the foundation of other industries like food service, construction, and textile manufacturing.
• The Death of Money: Where Does All the ‘Old’ Money Go?
  Since 9000 BC we’ve been exchanging things of value for items we need or want. This system of bartering has evolved over time; from the Chinese with their bronze trinkets and the Indians with their cowrie shells to Italian gold florins and Swedish paper money. Over the last few thousands of years, we’ve moved further […]
• U.S. States Spending the Most on Welfare
  The top 15 US states that spend the most on welfare may surprise you. We also compare local spend versus state spend, as well as other public welfare.
• US Cities With the Highest Electric Bills in 2021
  Summer brings with it two certainties: rising temperatures and rising electric bills. In 2020, renters and homeowners spent more time in their residences amid pandemic closures and companies shifting to work-from-home models. Homes and apartments that were previously dormant during work hours were suddenly filled with people working and kids attending online school. Amid this […]
• US Cities With the Highest Rates of Inflation in 2021
  Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve Bank and Congress have taken unprecedented steps to stabilize the economy after entire industries and sectors ground to a halt last year amidst the public health crisis. The Fed has kept interest rates near zero, created lending programs to pump trillions of dollars into the economy, and bought […]
• US Energy Production: Which US States Export the Most Energy?
  Learn everything about energy exports (fossil, green, etc) from all 50 United States with charts, graphs, and tables. Detailed info for top 10 states.
• US State Economies Most Dependent on Agriculture
  Agriculture is more productive each year even as its share of the whole economy decreases. See the 15 states most dependent on agriculture.
• Which States Produce the Most Solar Energy?
  In the first few months of his administration, one of President Joe Biden’s top policy priorities has been addressing the threat of climate change — while also improving infrastructure and creating jobs to generate economic growth. Biden has stated a goal of reaching 100% pollution-free electricity by 2035, which means dramatically scaling up renewable energy […]
• Which U.S. States Are The Most Dependent on Federal Aid?
  The pandemic has impacted all US states and their revenues. These figures show the 15 most reliant states on federal funding, including per capita figures.
• Which US States are Most Dependent on Fossil Fuels?
  With the effects of global climate change becoming increasingly apparent, policymakers across the US are moving to reduce the nation’s reliance on carbon-based fossil fuels. At the beginning of his term, President Joe Biden rejoined the Paris Climate Accord, and in April, the Biden Administration announced aggressive new greenhouse gas reduction goals, including an overall […]
• Which US States are Producing the Most Wind Energy?
  “Meteoric” is one way to describe wind energy’s rise to the top of America’s renewable energy industry. Amid repeated calls from scientists and activists to undertake measures to curb global warming, lawmakers, politicians, and the energy industry have responded. Foremost in that effort is the call for carbon-free energy production via alternative energy sources like […]