Five consumer myths to ditch in 2025
Over the past year, books like Less by Patrick Grant and documentaries like Buy Now:…
From Cleopatra to Wellington, leaders have always taxed beer. But Australia’s system has made beer extra pricey
Beer has existed for thousands of years. It was the drink of choice in ancient…
German business associations pessimistic about 2025, IW says | WSAU News/Talk 550 AM · 99.9 FM
BERLIN (Reuters) – German business associations see their current situation as worse than it was…
Rules against insider trading also boost innovation, research finds
Strong enforcement of insider trading laws doesn’t just protect investors – it encourages businesses to…
The Welsh economy is set to grow as UK joins major trade group
UK today accedes to CPTPP, a major trade bloc in the Indo-Pacific which includes countries…
Sweden is a nearly cashless society – here’s how it affects people who are left out
Around the world, cards and apps are the default way to pay – but nowhere…
Retailers that make it harder to return stuff face backlash from their customers
In 2018, L.L. Bean ended its century-old “lifetime” return policy, limiting returns to one year…
Moroccan schools are fuller thanks to cash grants. The problem now is the quality of their education – study
Reprinted by permission from VoxDev The spread of conditional cash transfer programmes in low- and…
Why Donald Trump’s election win could hasten the end of US dollar dominance
Donald Trump’s victory in November’s US presidential election saw the US dollar strengthen. It surged…
9 million Mozambicans live below the poverty line – what’s wrong with the national budget and how to fix it
Mozambique ranks in the bottom 20 of the human development index. This measures a country’s…