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U.S. tariffs on largest trading partners Q2 2025, by share of imports

In early April, claiming to boost the country's domestic economy, President Trump made an executive order to implement new, widespread tariffs. In addition to the 10 percent baseline tariff imposed on all U.S. imports, Trump also announced specific tariffs on a number of important trading partners, such as the European Union, China, and Vietnam, which account for over 40 percent of all U.S. imports. The baseline tariffs are set to go into effect on April 5, and the customized tariffs April 9. 

Brand value of the leading FMCG brands worldwide 2024

In 2024, the leading global FMCG brand was L’Oréal, with a brand value of about 14.8 billion U.S. dollars.Pampers and LEGO followed closely in second and third places, with brand values amounting to 14. billion and 14 billion U.S. dollars, respectively.  Pampers is owned by Procter & Gamble, who also own Gilette. 

Procter & Gamble, also known as P&G, is the largest consumer goods company in the world. Founded and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1837, the company today operates in a wide range of segments in the FMCG industry, including personal health care, skincare, baby care and cleaning products, amongst others. P&G’s brand portfolio includes many world-renowned brands such as Pampers, Ariel, Tide, Tampax, Gilette, Crest, and Head & Shoulders. In 2023, Procter & Gamble’s net sales amounted to 82 billion U.S. dollars worldwide.

Among Procter & Gamble’s main competitors in the FMCG industry is Colgate-Palmolive, another American multinational consumer goods company that generated almost 19.5 billion U.S. dollars in global net sales in 2023. Colgate-Palmolive operates in two main segments: personal and home care, and pet nutrition. Some of its most notable brands include Colgate, Palmolive, Sanex, Speed Stick, and Ajax. Colgate-Palmolive was the third leading personal care brand worldwide, with a brand value exceeding 18.3 billion U.S. dollars in 2023.

Most popular news sites in the U.S. 2024

According to data gathered in the final quarter of 2024, the most popular news wesbites in the United States were Yahoo! and NBC.com, with 57 percent of respondents reporting that they had a positive opinion of each publication. Ranked joint second were CBS.com, and CNN's website.

The most successful movies of all time in China 2025

As of April 3, 2025, Ne Zha 2 dethroned The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021) to be the highest-grossing movie of all time in China, raking in more than 15 billion yuan. With a budget of just 80 million U.S. dollars, the Chinese fantasy adventure film has achieved unprecedented success in global cinemas and is now the best-selling Asian animation movie of all time. Far behind was The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021), China's most expensive film ever made to date, with about 5.8 billion yuan in box office revenue. Avengers: Endgame (2019) was the only foreign film in the top ten ranking. The Marvel superhero film generated a total box office revenue of over 4.25 billion yuan in China. In recent years, the country has invested a great deal of its resources in film making and distribution.

China remains a significant share in global's cinema market. Similar to other leading cinema markets in the world, China’s film industry primarily produces feature films. Sci-fi movies were considered the most undersupplied genre among Chinese audience. The Wandering Earth received much critical acclaim as one of China’s most stunning sci-fi productions, grossing about 4.7 billion yuan in box office revenue. Critics lauded it as China’s answer to Hollywood productions such as Interstellar and Gravity.

Foreign films often face a strict censorship by the Chinese authorities. Hollywood productions, like Avatar, Deadpool, The Da Vinci Code, were banned because of sensitive topics or conveying ideologies contradictory to traditional Chinese values. Although more overseas filmmakers are trying to avoid content considered unfavorable by the Chinese government, the market share of imported movies in terms of movie screenings has remained below 30 percent since 2015. In terms of box office revenues, foreign enterprises made up less than 17 percent of the total revenue between 2020 and 2023. In 2024, none of the Hollywood movies could earn over one billion yuan in box office revenue in the Chinese market.

Most popular prefectures among foreign visitors in Japan 2024, by visiting rate

Tokyo Prefecture ranked first among Japanese prefectures in 2024 in terms of visiting rates by foreign tourists, with a visiting rate of 51.5 percent. The second most visited prefecture was Osaka, followed by Chiba, which is neighboring Tokyo Prefecture. 

Tourism in Japan

Inbound tourism strongly increased in the past decade, as the Japanese government actively engaged in projects to boost inbound tourism, setting high goals for the near future. However, the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted everything. Nevertheless, the newest inbound annual figures indicate that inbound tourism fully recovered from the pandemic, continuing its upward trend.

Sightseeing in Tokyo

The Japanese capital, Tokyo, is the largest city in Japan in terms of population. It consists of 23 wards, of which many have a unique appeal for tourists. The most popular destinations in Tokyo for foreign visitors include districts such as Shinjuku, where the headquarters of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government are located, the shopping-district Ginza, and the electronic town Akihabara, which attracts overseas fans of Japanese popular culture. One-day trips to places outside of Tokyo, such as Kamakura, Nikko, or Yokohama, are also a possibility and add to the appeal the city has as a destination for inbound tourists.

Grocery market share in Great Britain 2017-2025

The market share of the leading supermarkets in Great Britain (GB) from January 2017 to March 2025 has remained fairly stable. Tesco and Sainsbury's had the largest share over the period under consideration, holding 43.1 percent of the market together as of March 2025. 

Prior to the popularity of the discounters, the grocery retail market was dominated by the 'big four' supermarkets: Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, and Morrisons. On the back of the post-Brexit uncertainty and growing inflation, consumer behavior has shifted in favor of cheaper alternatives such as Aldi and Lidl. In September 2022, Aldi took over fourth place in the grocery store ranking from Morrisons for the first time. In April 2023, Aldi's market share reached double digits for the first time. In March 2025, this figure stood at 11 percent. 

Cities in Germany with a Bitcoin ATM 2025

Neither Berlin nor financial center Frankfurt boasted the highest number of Bitcoin ATMs in Germany. Düsseldorf — located in the Western industrial region of the Ruhr — had roughly 21 ATMs in April 2025. These dispensers are different from traditional cash machines in that they do not connect to a bank account but connect users to a Bitcoin wallet or exchange. This way, they can convert physical money into digital currency. Germany was ranked as one of the leading countries worldwide in terms of Bitcoin ATMs.

Grand Slam titles won by Latin American tennis players 1968-2025

The Argentinian Guillermo Vilas is the Latin American male tennis player with the most Grand Slam titles won as of March 2025, with a total of four titles. He is followed by the Brazilian Gustavo Kuerten, with three. On the women's circuit, Gabriela Sabatini is the only Latin American female tennis player to have won a Grand Slam in the Open Era.

Amazon Shopping mobile app monthly downloads Australia 2020-2025

In March 2025, 102,585 downloads of the Amazon Shopping mobile app were reported in Australia according to AppMagic. The highest number of downloads in a month across the given period were recorded in August 2022.