Tuesday, April 28, 2026

THE NEW REPUBLIC: How the Tech World Turned Evil

Timothy Noah had a good piece out the other day about tech companies’ sociopathy, often masquerading as zealous visionarism. (Link in comments.)

During this debased and bleak era, I think often of Paul Glastris’ partial prescription for addressing the massive income and wealth inequality cleaving our nation, which he wrote about in The Washington Monthly several years ago (either in connection with the 2020 or 2024 election; I can’t reca…

Link to TNR piece: https://newrepublic.com/.../tech-world-evil-musk-bezos-Thiel

The Best and Brightest: Bottom Panel from THIS MODERN WORLD by Tom Tomorrow 29 April 2026

VISUAL CAPITALIST: Ranked: The World's 50 Largest Banks by Assets

Key Takeaways

The world’s 50 largest banks hold $101.6 trillion in assets combined.
Chinese banks dominate the ranking, led by the four largest banks in the world.
JPMorgan Chase ranks fifth by assets, but remains the world’s most valuable bank by market capitalization.

Banks sit at the center of the global financial system, and the assets they hold help move credit, deposits, and liquidity through the economy

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Ranked: The World’s 50 Largest Banks by Assets

Published 9 hours ago

on April 28, 2026

By Boyan Girginov

Design Sabrina Lam

Banks sit at the center of the global financial system, and the assets they hold help move credit, deposits, and liquidity through the economy.

Together, the world’s 50 largest banks hold $101.6 trillion in assets, a total approaching the world’s $111 trillion government debt load in 2025.

This graphic ranks the 50 largest banks in the world by total assets, using data from CompaniesMarketCap as of April 15, 2026.

The figures represent each bank’s total assets for the most recent reporting period and include cash and cash equivalents, loans, investments, properties, and equipment.

Chinese and American Banks Hold the Most Assets

Chinese banks dominate the top of the ranking. The four largest banks in the world are all Chinese state-owned lenders: ICBC, Agricultural Bank of China, China Construction Bank, and Bank of China.

Together, those four institutions hold $25.5 trillion, or roughly one-quarter of the $101.6 trillion total of the top 50 banks.

The data table below shows the values of the 50 largest global banks’ assets, along with the country of each bank

Visual Capitalist

18 hours ago

Mapped: The States Landing the Most Foreign Investment

Published 11 hours ago on April 28, 2026
By Dorothy Neufeld

Arizona Leads in U.S. Foreign Investment

Arizona captured over 20% of total U.S. foreign capital commitments since 2020, fueled by TSMC’s $165 billion megaproject.

LINK: Visual Capitalist

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