1. 2021 performance by asset class:
 
Source: Visual Capitalist, h/t Walter   Read full article  
 
2. Institutional investors’ attitude towards in-person meetings:
 
Source: BofA Global Research  
 
3. Credit cards vs. BNPL (buy now pay later):
 
Source: GP Bullhound   Read full article  
 
4. Millionaires by country:
 
Source: Credit Suisse  
 
5. Married couples with kids as a share of US households:
 
Source: @bpolitics   Read full article  
 
6. Population ages 0-14 as a share of total population:
 
Source: arXiv   Read full article  
 
7. COVID hospitalizations vs. ICU admissions in South Africa:
 
Source: Capital Economics  
 
8. Death rates among COVID cases:
 
Source: Hugo Ste-Marie, Portfolio & Quantitative Strategy Global Equity Research, Scotia Capital  
 
9. Walgreens visits vs. 2019:
 
Source: Placer.ai  
 
10. Fully-vaccinated population share:
 
Source: @simongerman600   Read full article  
 
11. Staffing shortages at US hospitals:
 
Source: Bloomberg   Read full article  
 
12. Vasco da Gama’s first voyage to India:
 
Source: Britannica   Read full article  

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