North America

An estimated 26% of American households have the cremated remains of a loved one at home, according to a 2022 study by the Cremation Association of North America.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Revenue ticked up 1.1% in North America, and declined 3.3% in Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Last month, Starbucks said it planned to close about 250 underperforming cafes across North America.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Physical revenue, which includes vinyl sales, grew 17.4% to 392 million euros, with strength in North America, Japan and Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Thanks to Global Positioning Systems we can see that Europe and North America are parting at about the speed a fingernail grows–roughly two yards in a human lifetime.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson