Portugal no longer competes for costs – It competes for ecosystems
This logic is changing: the World Investment Report 2026, published by UNCTAD, shows that international investment has entered…
The upside of downsizing: Chinese youth leave the rat race for more affordable small towns
For five years, Alice Zheng, a former bank loan reviewer, followed the path expected of many young Chinese:…
EU road freight transport up by 0.9% in 2025 – News articles
In 2025, the total volume of road freight transport in the EU reached 1 886 billion tonne-kilometres, up…
Türkiye’s trade gap widens 26% despite best June exports ever
Türkiye’s foreign trade deficit widened more than 26% last month, despite exports seeing their highest-ever June figure, official…
China sets 95% transport goal for 2030, focusing on efficiency and shielding supply chains
China aims to make its transport systems even more expansive and efficient in the next five years, setting…
Canada could add billions to its economy by processing more food. Here’s what it’s trying
Inside their demonstration plant in Benmiller, Ont., Martin VanderLoo and Graham Markham are working to prove a point:…
Private sector wage gains lift US labor costs in Q2, underlying trend benign
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuters) – U.S. labor costs increased slightly more than expected in the…
Britain’s quarter century: wealth and widening inequality
In this second part in our series on how the UK has changed in the past 25 years,…
Euro: ECB September hike still base case – TD Securities
TD Securities strategists highlight that Euro area Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) inflation rose to 2.9% y/y…
AP and local news partners deliver an all-format portrait of food affordability
By Dee-Ann Durbin, Terry Tang, Juliana Yamada, Mike Householder, Terry Chea, Maggie Scales, Sandy Guatibonza, Hikari Mae Hida…
US Fed dissenters call for rate hikes over sustained inflation
The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee voted to keep rates steady at its last meeting, but saw an…
With Iran war uncertainty and new tariff threats, should you go with a fixed or variable mortgage?
Open this photo in gallery: One Toronto area mortgage broker says odds are in favour of the variable…