Without these technology metals, it would be near impossible to build electric cars, iPads, smartphones, wind turbines, lasers and other essential pieces of technology. Read about rare Earth elements and see how important they are to our modern world, and what China’s near… Read More

New gas technology such as hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and horizontal drilling have changed the complexion of natural gas in North America. Natural gas reserves in the United States have doubled since 2000, and as a result gas prices reached a low in April 2012 below $2 per mcf. This infographic… Read More

Since 2000, gold has outperformed the S&P 500 each year nine of 12 times. How does gold behave like an investment and what are the fundamentals of investing in gold? What are the different ways investors can get exposure… Read More

VC Market Intelligence is a new monthly infographic from Visual Capitalist that summarizes a macro view of the last month of markets. At the beginning of each month, we will highlight changes in economic indicators,… Read More