I dove into the data and found 10 charts that I believe best illustrate this year’s biggest developments. They help us understand what happened — and provide a glimpse of where we may be going.

Take a tour through the best charts 538 made this year. The year 2024 was one for the history books, and 538's visual journalists and reporters were hard at work explaining the data behind the ...

Consistent with the inevitable mass generation of New Year’s Resolutions this month, one oft-cited pledge has been on my mind as of late: reading more. But, who has time to do it? Since entering ...

Like the wide-eyed feline in his dialogue-free film "Flow," Latvian filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis often works alone — he directed, wrote, animated and even scored his debut feature, "Away," in 2019.

Brittany Lowry has devoured more than 80 books this year. The twist? The social-media creator in Alberta, Canada, hasn’t read a word. “I count them as books I’ve read,” Lowry, 34, said ...

Harvey Knibbs and Sam Smith both scored against their former club as Reading claimed a 3-1 win at Cambridge. The attacking pair were both U's players until 2023 and they did the damage ...

New Northampton manager Kevin Nolan endured a miserable start to his tenure when his struggling side lost 4-1 at League One play-off chasers Reading. The hosts dominated much of the first half and ...

Chevron expects to increase its annual free cash flow by $6 billion to $8 billion by next year. The oil company has several growth catalysts. It could return even more money to investors in the ...

Four of George Michael's albums return to the charts in the musician's home country of the U.K., as ... [+] interest in his work—and Wham's—surges. English singer and songwriter George Michael ...

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Especially one that was brimming with change and upheaval? In the face of such an impossible task, let us make a humble proposal: charts. Explore HBR HBR Store About HBR Manage My Account Follow ...

Enough opportunity can trump a high P/S. One chart might help explain. Generative AI has a wide array of applications. It is already being used to generate content and enhance creativity.