Higher Prices, Less Coverage: Your Stories of the Home Insurance Crunch
Readers told us how insurers are raising premiums and, in some cases, cutting back coverage, as climate change shakes up the real estate market.
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More detail on what clothes feel like could make life easier for shoppers – and save retailers money
New Africa/ShutterstockClothing is one of the top categories in online sales worldwide, with expected revenues of more than US$920 billion (£702 billion) this year. And for clothing businesses, like many others, online retail opens the door to a wider customer base.
The housing crisis is forcing Americans to choose between affordability and safety
Picture this: You’re looking to buy a place to live, and you have two options.
Option A is a beautiful home in California near good schools and job opportunities. But it goes for nearly a million dollars – the median California home sells for US$906,500 – and you’d be paying a mortgage that’s risen 82% since January 2020.
How the UK’s dependency on cars slows down the economy
Jarek Kilian/ShutterstockThe UK government makes a lot of money from cars. It taxes car ownership, it taxes the fuel, and it is about to charge drivers of electric vehicles by the distance they travel.
Quarterly unemployment eases to 8.2 pct in Q3, lowest since end-2008
Greece’s non-seasonally adjusted quarterly unemployment rate dropped in Q3, landing at 8.2 percent, from 8.6 percent in the previous quarter, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures showed on Thursday.
Tsipras takes stage for launch of book and would-be political manifesto
Alexis Tsipras stepped onto the stage at the Pallas Theatre in central Athens on Wednesday night ostensibly to present his new book, Ithaki, but the atmosphere, the crowd, and above all the content of his speech transformed the event into a declaration of political intent.
Nature Retracts Study Predicting Catastrophic Climate Toll
While growing evidence shows that carbon emissions are harming the economy, the journal Nature found that an outlier paper had deep flaws.
Why the future of psychedelic medicine might not be psychedelic at all
Blackday/Shutterstock.comPsychedelic medicine has regained momentum in 2025. Investors are coming back, regulatory attitudes are softening, trial results are improving and major pharmaceutical firms that kept their distance are starting to pay attention.
Is anyone really misled by the term ‘veggie burger’? Our research suggests consumers are savvy
Avelina/ShutterstockThe European parliament recently backed changes to the rules around the labelling and marketing of plant-based meat
The marketing genius of Spotify Wrapped
Charli XCX performs during a celebration of the annual release of Spotify Wrapped in 2022 in Los Angeles. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for SpotifyEven before this year’s Spotify Wrapped dropped, I had a hunch what mine would reveal.
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