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 news ...

Rate cuts, stock surges, and Trump’s tariff threats are among the biggest forces shaping business and the economy. By Christine Zhang Despite a tumultuous U.S. presidential campaign and intensifying ...

What happened in 2025? Well, a lot. There were tariffs, breakthroughs and disappointments with AI, and a wobbly economy that sent decidedly mixed signals. There were crises of purpose, execution, and ...