For Syria’s Economy, the Way Forward Starts With Sanctions Relief
Years of strife ruined the energy sector, battered the currency and strangled growth. The West must ease financial controls to help the economy, experts say.
Starbucks Workers Strike in LA, Chicago, Seattle
The walkouts in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle come after talks between the company and the workers’ union failed to produce an agreement on raises.
How a Government Shutdown Could Affect the Economy
A short lapse in funding would probably do only modest damage. But it could send a troubling signal about government dysfunction.
Silver Point accused by SEC of failing to monitor star lawyer
Hedge fund says the late outside counsel Chaim Fortgang was not subject to tough information restrictions
PCE Inflation, the Fed’s Preferred Measure, Sped Up in November
The Personal Consumption Expenditures index climbed 2.4 percent from a year earlier, though the report’s details were more subdued than expected.
Directors’ Deals: Ashtead chief increases stake as shares struggle
Gloom over rental revenue growth
Saudi Arabia is a controversial choice to host the World Cup, but the spotlight and scrutiny might spark change
The official announcement that Saudi Arabia would host the 2024 Fifa men’s World Cup came as a surprise to nobody. Hosting rights have been on the country’s geopolitical agenda for many years, and football’s international governing body was more than happy to oblige.
Both parties have come in for heavy criticism as a result.
Who chooses to work, and who is forced to, after retirement?
fizkes/ShutterstockThe state pension age in the UK is currently 66. Yet 9.5% of people aged 66 and older (1.12 million people) were still working, according to the most recent data from the UK’s Annual Population Survey (July 2023 to June 2024). This figure has been rising over the past decade, increasing from 8.70% (880,000 people) in July 2013 to June 2014.
Asset Purchase Facility: Gilt Sales – Market Notice 20 December 2024
This Market Notice sets out the schedule for sales in Q1 2025 of gilts held in the Asset Purchase Facility (APF) for monetary policy purposes.
America’s Health Insurance Grinches: A Scathing Indictment of “Market” Economics
The country’s flawed insurance model, driven by greed, leads to inefficiency, inequality, and denied care - a colossal scam that has sparked fury across the nation.
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