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Greetings {NAME}, We want to forgo our usual intro today to share some exciting news with you! We joined Snowflake’s Data Marketplace this week alongside many other leading data providers. Together, we’ll make data more accessible for all. And, this is only the beginning. Stay tuned for more to come! [Snowflake Data Marketplace]( In today’s newsletter we share information about the inverse relationship between real estate sales and interest rates in the United States, Apple's losses in the tablet market during 2020, and a new era in which the market capitalization of renewable energy companies has begun to outstrip oil majors. Get involved! Send us your feedback at DataDriven@knoema.com. From the Headlines New Data at Knoema Amber Alert Data. The real-time alerts about [missing children]( in the United States echo a theme we touched on this week - [a paucity of local data]( to help inform community leaders and policymakers. The latest Amber Alert data - published last month - is more than two years old. Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index. Europe and Asia may dominate based on [innovation]( but warning signs are evident as well for future prosperity, particularly based on Asian countries’ natural capital constraints. The US continues to underperform given its economic size, ranking only [32nd overall]( COVID-19 Vaccines and Treatments. Turn to the Milken Institute to keep track of the latest progress globally on COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. [More than 200 treatments]( are in clinical development; products include antivirals, cell-based therapies, RNA-based treatments, and more. Data Driven Stories 2020 may be a less than stellar year for the tourism industry, but home-sharing service Airbnb plans to make its market debut today. [Recent Airbnb Bookings in European Countries]( On October 7, 2020, for the first time ever, the market value of a primary producer of renewable energy surpassed that of oil majors. [Global Oil Demand Long-Term Projections]( Low interest rates and trillions of dollars of US government stimulus have decreased Americans' debt burden and made homes more affordable, sending sales of single-family homes up by 28 percent between August and January. [Other US Real Estate Related Stats]( Interested in what Knoema can do for your organization? [Get on a call]( Insights Around the Web [SIPRI]( New data from SIPRI’s Arms Industry Database shows that arms sales by the world’s 25 largest arms-producing and military services companies (arms companies) totaled $361 billion in 2019. This represents an 8.5 percent increase in real terms over the arms sales of the top 25 arms companies in 2018. [OECD:]( Between 2015 and 2019 dozens of successful cyber attacks have stolen more than $1 billion worth of cryptocurrencies from coin exchanges. [INSIDEEVs:]( Global sales of plug-in electric cars are accelerating. In October 2020, over 341,500 plug-ins were sold, which is 127% more than a year ago. According to EV Sales Blog, it's the highest growth rate in more than eight years. [S&P Global Platts:]( Limiting the global increase in temperature this century to less than 2° C above pre-industrial levels (the Paris Agreement goal) will require a 50 million b/d reduction in global oil demand Stay well. Charles Poliacof CEO, Knoema [knoema.com]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Website]( Copyright © 2020 Knoema. All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are a registered Knoema user. Our mailing address is: Knoema 31 East 32nd Street 4th FloorNew York, NY 10016 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.