In 2026, over 150 million people had paid for a yearly Costco membership. The number of cardholders has been growing steadily since 2014. Costco Wholesale Corporation is a growing membership-only ...

The ratio of government expenditure to GDP in the United States amounted to 37.56 percent in 2025. From 2001 to 2025, the ratio rose by 4.76 percentage points, though the increase followed an uneven ...

Mining has been an important part of the Chilean identity since indigenous times, and through the course of its history, the Andean country has cemented itself as a major global player in the sector.

Geothermal energy derives heat from the Earth’s subsurface to be used for heating and cooling purposes, electricity generation, and energy storage. The world used some 204 terawatt hours of direct ...

Protein is gaining attention more than ever. In 2025, protein was the most frequently mentioned nutrient that American consumers tried to consume, with approximately 70 percent of respondents ...

The first half of the 2020s has seen connected TV (CTV) seamlessly become the “new normal” in TV advertising. Spurred by internet-connected devices like smart TVs and game consoles, CTV allows viewers ...

In 2025, some 96 million motor vehicles were produced worldwide. This figure translates into a very slight increase compared with the previous year. China, Japan, and Germany were among the largest ...

Telecommunications networks are the vital infrastructure that keeps the world connected. In both work and play, these networks enable consumers and businesses to meet the demands of a digital society, ...

In September 2026, 76 percent of Russians approved of the activities of Russian President Vladimir Putin, unchanged from the previous month.

The invention of mechanical refrigeration and its subsequent use in logistics revolutionized the logistics industry in the 1950s. Since then, cold chain logistics has grown into a prominent segment of ...

Marseille is located in the South-East of France, by the Mediterranean Sea. It is the capital of the Bouches-du-Rhône department, and prefecture of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. The second ...

Europe has the highest level of per capita cheese consumption in the world followed by the U.S. and Canada. Cheese is a widely consumed dairy product and the market is growing significantly. The ...