A BlackRock-Backed Roofing Conglomerate Goes Bust
Investment firms are buying and bundling contractors, leaving some workers and customers worse off.
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Why the UK should look beyond growth to a ‘new economics’ that works for all
The UK economy is not working for everyone. Ian Francis/ShutterstockThe UK budget is usually a story of growth forecasts, borrowing levels and fiscal discipline. But ahead of this month’s high-stakes event, growth has been slower than expected. At the same time, as households struggle with living costs, the climate crisis intensifies and inequality persists, growth might seem like too narrow a focus.
Black and Latino homeowners in Philly face discrimination when appraisers assess their properties
Home appraisal bias contributes to racial wealth disparities and violates the Fair Housing Act.
Jeff Fusco/The Conversation U.S., CC BY-SAFor most families, owning a home is the primary way to accumulate wealth and transfer that wealth to future generations.
Global companies are still committing to protect the climate – and they’re investing big money in clean tech
Electric delivery vehicles powered by renewable energy are helping several multinationals lower their emissions.
Car sales remain in forward gear with 7.7 pct YoY rise in Oct
Vehicles going into circulation for the first time rose by 4.1 percent year-on-year (YoY) in October, after a rise of 11.7 percent in September, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Thursday.
Prospect of US involvement jump-starts Greece-Cyprus power link
The positive climate created by the firming up of relations between Athens and Washington over the past week appears to have re-energised the stalled diplomatic process around the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), a strategic infrastructure project to join Cyprus to the European power grid.
If the AI bubble does burst, taxpayers could end up with the bill
Xandpic/ShutterstockYou might not care very much about the prospect of the AI bubble bursting. Surely it’s just something for the tech bros of Silicon Valley to worry about – or the wealthy investors who have spent billions of dollars funding development.
The shutdown has ended – but this economist isn’t rejoicing quite yet
After 43 days, the U.S. government shutdown finally came to an end late on Nov. 12, 2025, when Congress voted through a long-overdue funding bill, which President Donald Trump promptly signed.
But the prolonged gap in government-as-usual has come at a cost to the economy.
Trump’s tariffs threaten the future of innovation – and UK tech could be collateral damage
Gorodenkoff/ShutterstockUS president Donald Trump’s 15% baseline tariffs on EU imports may read like a throwback to old-school protectionism, designed to safeguard American jobs and manufacturing. But in today’s globalised and digitally driven economy, the risk isn’t just to steel or car factories, it’s to innovation itself.
No time to recover: Hurricane Melissa and the Caribbean’s compounding disaster trap as the storms keep coming
Hurricane Melissa tore off roofs and stripped trees of their leaves, including in many parts of Jamaica hit by Hurricane Beryl a year earlier.
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