Duty-free shops facing ‘full-blown crisis’ with no relief in sight
John Slipp took over his father’s duty-free store in 1994, which had been started more than a decade…
Why America can’t shake off inflation
The Yiddish phrase “farshlepteh krenk”, untranslatable into English, describes an illness that just won’t go away. That is…
Manufacturing is vital — we must hold on to what is left
Small things can make a big difference. Had Thursday’s second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) figures shown no growth…
China ‘pretend work’ firm offers shared office space for US$4 a day, promotes personal growth
Pretend work companies that help unemployed people fake having a job for a small price are springing up…
Taiwan incomes hit record high; young adults average NT$559,000
Taipei, Aug. 17 (CNA) Taiwanese incomes hit new highs in 2024, buoyed by steady economic growth, with the…
Tinubu’s bold economic reforms yielding good results – Osun APC guber aspirant
A gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi, has…
Economists expect tariffs lifted food prices, core inflation in July
OTTAWA — Tariff impacts are expected to keep underlying inflation elevated in July, a Desjardins economist says, even…
Low border traffic hurts duty-free stores
John Slipp took over his father’s duty-free store in 1994, which had been started more than a decade…
My Thoughts about those July Retail Sales
Drunken Sailors going about their lives, spending money, moving the economy forward. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. Retail sales rose…
US applications for jobless benefits fell last week and remain in historically healthy range
The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits fell modestly last week, remaining in the historically low range…
Iran war shocks drag Israel’s economy into sharp Q2 slump
Israel’s economy contracted sharply in the second quarter of the year, with gross domestic product falling 3.5% compared…
India’s Spending Power Shocks Returning NRIs
Dubai based vlogger Parikshit Balochi’s social media post went viral after he remarked about the rising cost of…