Kiolix Pulse | Data-Driven Insights on Global Trends

  Banksy Drops New Statue at London's Waterloo Place — and the Identity Debate Reignites A new Banksy sculpture appeared overnight on April 29, 2026, at Waterloo Place in central London, installed covertly with the aid of a large crane. As photos spread rapidly online and a major Reuters identity investigation from earlier this year continues to generate attention, search interest in Banksy has surged simultaneously across multiple countries. Google Trends data tracked by Kiolix Pulse illustrates the scale and reach of the trend. The New Work: A Man Blinded by His Flag On Wednesday, April 29, a bronze-toned sculpture appeared on a formal plinth at Waterloo Place in the St James's neighbourhood of central London. The work depicts a suited figure striding forward with one hand raised to carry a large flag — its billowing fabric completely obscuring the figure's face — as it steps off the edge of the plinth into thin air. The word "Banksy" was scrawled onto the ...

  JPMorgan Executive Lorna Hajdini Faces Lawsuit Over Sexual Assault, Drugging, and Racial Abuse Allegations A senior executive at JPMorgan Chase is at the center of a high-profile legal controversy after a junior employee filed a lawsuit accusing her of sexual harassment, coercion, drugging, and racial abuse. The case has drawn significant international attention, with searches for "Lorna Hajdini" surging across multiple countries on April 30, 2026, the day the complaint became public. Search Interest by Region According to Google Trends data tracked by Kiolix Pulse , search interest in "lorna hajdini" and related keywords spiked sharply across English-speaking markets on the day of the filing. Country Search Volume (Google Trends) 🇺🇸 United States 20,000+ searches 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 2,000+ searches 🇦🇺 Australia 1,000+ searches 🇨🇦 Canada 1,000+ searches 🇮🇳 India 1,000+ searches The United States accounts for the largest s...

  Lammes Candies, a 141-Year-Old Candy Chain, Officially Shuts Down Search Volume Country Search Volume 🇺🇸 United States 200,000+ searches 🇨🇦 Canada 10,000+ searches The search terms "historic candy store chain closes" and "Lammes Candies" are drawing substantial interest across the United States and Canada. The trend surged after news broke that Lammes Candies — a family-owned candy brand that operated in Austin, Texas for 141 years — was permanently closing its doors. Lammes Candies Announces Closure Lammes Candies, which had operated in Austin, Texas for 141 years, officially announced its closure in April 2026. Long recognized as the oldest continuously operating family business in Austin, the company cited "unprecedented economic pressures and current market conditions" as the reasons behind the decision. The first location to close was the Round Rock store, which shuttered on April 24, 2026, with a notice posted out front ...

  How to Build Weekly Sales Reports from Shopify Exports Most Shopify operators already export their sales data regularly. The problem is not the export itself — it is everything that happens after. Opening the file, filtering out cancelled orders, rebuilding the same pivot, recreating charts, and copying numbers into a shareable deck takes time that adds up every single week. This guide walks through how to build a useful weekly sales report from Shopify exports: what data you need, what the report should include, where the manual workflow breaks down, and how to reduce the repetition. Why Weekly Sales Reporting Matters Weekly reporting is not about tracking vanity metrics. It is about making operating decisions fast enough to matter. A monthly report tells you what happened. A weekly report gives you time to respond. If a product is running out of stock, a discount campaign is underperforming, or return rates are climbing on a specific SKU, you want to catch that within seven day...

  Powell to Stay on as Fed Governor After Chairmanship Ends Summary Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced on April 29, 2026, that he will continue serving on the Fed's Board of Governors after his chairmanship concludes on May 15. The announcement came at his post-FOMC press conference and has drawn significant attention from global financial markets and media outlets worldwide. Search Trends Region Search Volume (Google Trends) 🇫🇷 France 100.0K+ 🇺🇸 United States 50.0K+ News 10.3K+ 🇮🇩 Indonesia 2.1K+ 🇹🇷 Turkey 2.0K+ 🇹🇼 Taiwan 1.0K+ According to Kiolix Pulse data, France recorded the highest search interest, followed by the United States. Meaningful search volume was also observed in Indonesia, Turkey, and Taiwan, indicating that Powell's future at the Fed has become a globally watched issue well beyond U.S. borders. Powell's Decision: "These Legal Attacks Left Me No Choice" Powell made clear at his press c...

  Financial Crisis: Global Warning Signals Are Flashing Again Google search interest in "financial crisis" has risen noticeably across the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. The trend reflects more than general curiosity — it tracks a convergence of real economic pressures that are playing out simultaneously across major markets. Search Interest by Region Country Search Interest Trend Link 🇬🇧 United Kingdom (GB) 10,000+ searches View details 🇨🇦 Canada (CA) 2,000+ searches View details 🇦🇺 Australia (AU) 1,000+ searches View details The UK accounts for the largest share of search interest, which is consistent with the country's direct exposure to the twin pressures of an energy shock and surging government borrowing costs. Why People Are Searching for "Financial Crisis" Now The UK Gilt Market: Warning Lights On The most immediate driver of the search surge in the UK is the sharp repricing of government bonds. The yield o...

  Can AI Analyze Excel Files Without Uploading Everything to the Cloud? There is a question many people do not ask out loud before they drop a spreadsheet into an AI tool: where does my workbook actually go? It is a reasonable question to skip over when you are in a hurry and the analysis feels low-stakes. But for teams working with customer records, vendor pricing, salary data, or unreleased financial figures, it is a question worth stopping to answer before you hit upload. This post explains what happens to your data when you use AI tools to analyze Excel files, how local-first analytics differ from cloud-based tools, and what to look for if your team needs spreadsheet analysis without sending full workbooks to an external server. Why the Question Matters When you attach an Excel file to a general-purpose AI tool and ask it to analyze the data, the file is sent to that service's servers. That is how the tool reads and processes it. The analysis cannot happen without the server ha...