Olya Detry/ShutterstockThe holiday season brings celebration and gift-giving, but it also ushers in something less festive: financial stress. In the UK, retailers now shape much of the spending calendar, with Black Friday one of the busiest shopping events of the year.
All festive products are getting more expensive. d3sign/GettyImagesThe holiday season sparks a significant increase in consumer spending. This year, Black Friday alone saw consumers shell out a record US$11.8 billion.
More than 20% of Americans will be diagnosed with mental illness in their lifetimes. They will, that is, experience conditions that influence the way they think, feel and act – and that may initially seem incompatible with the demands of work.
Our new research suggests that what people living with chronic mental illnesses need most to succeed at work is for their managers to be flexible and trust them.
Across the world, governments are tightening controls on speech, expanding surveillance and rolling back rights once thought to be secure.
Sunil Prajapati/ShutterstockWhen Donald Trump stood on the White House lawn in April 2025 holding a large, laminated poster announcing the first round of trade tariffs to be imposed on different countries, the Trade Policy Uncertainty Index shot through the roof.
Household disposable income increased by a solid 8.1 percent year-on-year (YoY) in Q2 this year, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Monday.
Greece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) Wages Index grew by 7.4 percent year-on-year (YoY) in Q3, from 9.3 percent in the previous quarter, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures showed on Monday.
The confrontation between Greece’s government and protesting farmers remains unresolved, with both sides hardening their positions.
The U.S. government has paused a tech-focused trade pledge with Britain over broader disagreements about Britain’s digital regulations and food safety rules.
California and New York are among the states arguing that the Trump administration’s decision to charge that fee for skilled foreign workers is illegal.
