CEO pay skyrockets in 2025 amid growing income inequality in the US | Inequality News
The pay gap between executives and their employees has widened from 2024 to 2025, with chief executives making…
Scott Bessent is ‘sick of hearing about’ the K-shaped economy and declares it’s over
Scott Bessent has some good news for consumers this morning: The K-shaped economy is officially over! Consumers on…
Musk’s trillion-dollar fortune is a flashing warning light for democracy
The red emergency light is flashing on America’s democracy dashboard, like a damaged aircraft teetering toward a mountain.…
Who gets a seat at the table? UN climate conference accused of shrinking civic space and visa delays
All eyes are on the German city of Bonn this week, as delegates from around the world gather…
Taiwan’s economy is booming thanks to AI. Not everyone sees the benefits | Business and Economy News
Taipei, Taiwan – For Li, an engineer at Taiwanese computer giant ASUS, the AI boom sweeping Taiwan has…
UK launches ‘Great British Summer Savings’ to ease family costs | Business and Economy News
Families to benefit from reduced VAT to help lower costs at theme parks, theatres, zoos, and museums. Published…
Starmer drama has UK markets reliving their Truss nightmare – POLITICO
Ultimately, it’s the government that needs to find nearly £2 billion a week to plug the gap between…
At 37, I only have a pension pot of £480 after years of maternity leave
When Karina began her working career after graduating from university, she was full of determination and ambition. However,…
Untaxed wealth of the top 0.1% eclipses assets of the poorest half of the world
The amount of untaxed wealth hidden in offshore tax havens by the world’s richest 0.1% exceeds the collective…
Air pollution linked to greater health risks in poorer European regions, study finds
Regions with higher poverty levels and lower renewable energy adoption are at the highest risk of mortality associated…
Nobel laureate Joe Stiglitz says not only can AI take your job, it’ll make the ‘tech bro’ class richer while doing so
As professor Joseph Stiglitz sees it, AI is not just another technology wave—it’s a force that can erode…
A tiny elite controls the lion’s share of global wealth and power, says report
A new World Inequality Report warns that fewer than 60,000 of the world’s richest people — enough to…