The automobile industry is surging ahead, with particularly sharp growth in the U.S. and China, including China’s emergence as the leading manufacturer of new cars for the export market (outpacing Japan for the first time). The global new automobile market was about 886 million units for 2023.

Health care expenditures continue to rise in the U.S. and throughout the world. Total U.S. health care expenditures were estimated to be $4.12 trillion in 2022 and are projected to soar to $5.51 trillion in 2030.

The sports business means many different things to different people. This is a truly global industry, and sports stir up deep passion within spectators and players alike in countries around the world.

The global travel and tourism industry is comprised of a wide variety of businesses, including hotels and inns, casino resorts, trains, buses, airplanes, cruise ships, tour operators and travel bookers, both online and physical. The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) found that the global travel and tourism industry supported 295 million jobs on a direct basis during 2022.

Simply put, Bitcoin and similar cryptocurrencies are “mined” by fast computers (or servers) that run algorithms 24/7.

One of the most dramatic changes caused by the Coronavirus pandemic was an immediate boom in online activity of all types, from ecommerce to streaming of entertainment to wider adoption of online access to financial tools, as well as utilization of online education.