Oregon business bankruptcies hit a 12-year high
More evidence of the growing strain on Oregon’s economy: Business bankruptcies jumped 25% last year, to their highest…
Octopus fees top £100m for second year at inheritance tax specialist
The manager of a private company at the centre of a scheme to avoid inheritance tax has taken…
Will Micron Be the Next Nvidia — or the Next Intel?
Micron remains a cyclical stock. But its current up cycle could go on much longer than past ones…
India vs Pakistan: Sun shines on Lanka tourism, economy
Rehan Fernando is excited during a 20-minute drive to the Premadasa — not precisely by the thoughts of…
How to turn a lifetime of savings into a steady retirement paycheck
Terry Gerton We’re going to talk about something from a different angle. We often talk together about how…
The great computer science exodus (and where students are going instead)
Something strange happened at University of California campuses this fall. For the first time since the dot-com crash,…
Tourism was once an ‘economic locomotive’ in Cuba. Now, the train is coming off the tracks
For decades, Cuba’s tourism sector has enjoyed a reputation as an “economic locomotive” — a term used by…
Social Security benefits are being sent out on Feb. 18: this is who gets a payment
Next week, Social Security beneficiaries across the U.S. are due to receive their February 2026 money, as the…
How a 73-Year-Old Got Trapped in $40k in Credit Card Debt, High Rates
Sitting outside every morning with a fresh cup of coffee or reading a book in the front yard…
Chartbook 433 Globalization as a eurasian story.
Eighty-one percent of employment linked to trade in good and services worldwide is in Asia and Pacific (60…
Thousands face inheritance tax crackdown as HMRC collects £246million in underpayments
Tax authorities clawed back £246million in unpaid inheritance tax last year following approximately 4,000 compliance investigations, according to…
I Got Laid Off From Amazon After 11 Years. It’s a Refreshing Change.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Hemant Virmani, a 47-year-old tech professional based in Washington.…