Canadian lumber waits for shipment in a sawmill's yard. Andrej Ivanov/Getty ImagesLumber, especially softwood lumber like pine and spruce, is critical to U.S. home construction. Its availability and price directly affect housing costs and broader economic activity in the building sector. The U.S.
The PRA and FCA have today confirmed plans to increase flexibility around senior banker pay, alongside changes to create better links between bonus awards and responsible risk-taking.
BearFotos/ShutterstockIn 2022, six days before Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine and destabilised energy and food supplies, my colleagues and I started building a network of researchers, practitioners and policymakers to identify ways to create a more sustainable future for the UK food system. Three years later and this network has more than 3,000 members.
Tariffs and other restrictions between the United States and China are reverberating in unpredictable ways.
The president is threatening to widen his trade war against China as tariffs on timber, lumber, kitchen cabinets and other products took effect on Tuesday.
icemanphotos/ShutterstockIf you ask an AI service like ChatGPT or Google Gemini to recommend a destination for your next summer holiday, it will happily provide you with a list of attractive destinations. But many of them will be very familiar.
Here’s the breakdown on what’s really driving America’s runaway drug prices -- and whether any of the current plans stand a chance to lower your pharmacy bill.
When it comes to the sickening cost of prescription drugs in America, this much is true: Big Pharma didn’t get rich by playing nice. It got rich playing Wall Street games.
For decades, economist William Lazonick has been exposing how Pharma’s Wall Street-driven business model doesn’t just lead to sky-high drug prices, but actually stifles innovation, too.
The prizewinners were announced at a ceremony in Stockholm. EPA/ANDERS WIKLUND SWEDEN OUTWhat makes some countries rich and others poor? Is there any action a country can take to improve living standards for its citizens? Economists have wondered about this for centuries. If the answer to the second question is yes, then the impact on people’s lives could be staggering.
As millions of student loan borrowers settle into the school year, many are stressed about how they’ll pay for their degrees. These students may find that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the big tax and spending bill that President Donald Trump signed into law over the summer, could limit how much they can borrow.
Surveillance pricing has dominated headlines recently. Delta Air Lines’ announcement that it will use artificial intelligence to set individualized ticket prices has led to widespread concerns about companies using personal data to charge different prices for identical products.
