Tag: Economics
US banks hunting for collateral to back $20 billion Argentina bailout, WSJ reports | Reuters
A group of U.S. banks, including JPMorgan Chase , Bank of America…
on soybeans, china, tariffs, and the upcoming disaster (or not?)
so i see the occassional omg news that the usa soybean industry…
Four-day week becoming ‘very common’ among Dutch workers, economist reveals
According to Eurostat, people aged 20 to 64 in the Netherlands clock…
Ontario proposes to weaken impending new recycling rules over costs to producers | Globalnews.ca
Ford’s government is proposing to weaken an impending slate of new recycling…
‘Zombie firms’: Hudson’s Bay among Canadian businesses that are ‘severe drag’ to economy
Hudson’s Bay was a ‘zombie firm’ that was struggling to keep the…
Trump says he is cutting off trade talks with Canada
Canada had been hoping to secure a trade deal with the US…
The big, bad bond market could derail Trump’s big, beautiful bill
Trump wants to blow a $3 trillion hole in the budget. The…
US egg prices increase to record high, dashing hopes of cheap eggs by Easter | AP News
U.S. egg prices increased again last month to reach a new record-high…
Two hundred UK companies sign up for permanent four-day working week
More than 5,000 workers to benefit from reduced hours with no loss…
Milei ‘The Madman’ Is Back in Davos After Racking Up Victories in Argentina
(Bloomberg) — Javier Milei, Argentina’s brash, libertarian president, is (mostly) OK with…
The Morning: The unintended effects of tariffs
Source: The Morning: The unintended effects of tariffs article mentions how companies…
Argentina inflation hits four-year low as locals dare to hope the worst is over | Reuters
Argentina’s monthly inflation rate slowed to 2.4% in November, the lowest in…
Russian food prices are soaring — but no one dares blame Putin and the war
Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied that Russia has exchanged “butter for…
Why evacuating Hurricane Milton is too expensive for some | Vox
Evacuating during a climate disaster is necessary. It’s also incredibly expensive. Source:…
minimum wage increase, ontario, 2024-10-01
minimum wage going up! unless dougie puts the kibosh on it. but…
Could gas prices be heading for $3 per gallon? Some experts think so : NPR
Pump prices having been falling all summer, and as Labor Day approaches,…
Canadian freight railroads shut down, dealing a potential blow to North America’s economy | CNN Business
Canada’s two major freight railroads have shut their operations, according to management…
US Ports Warn White House of ‘Grave’ Economic Risks With China Crane Tariff
Tariffs, most economists would agree, act to restrict imports of the item…
Analysis: The world is sitting on a $91 trillion problem. ‘Hard choices’ are coming | CNN Business
Governments owe an unprecedented $91 trillion, an amount almost equal to the…
Majority of Americans wrongly believe US is in recession – and most blame Biden
Exclusive Harris poll for the Guardian shows 55% believe economy is shrinking,…
What Is Breakage And Why Does It Matter?
If you have been reading articles on Forbes Advisor, perusing personal finance…
Trump’s washing machine tariffs are costing Americans almost $100 more per appliance
American manufacturers have also jacked up the cost of their appliances, in…
Wealth remains solidly the hands of few, finds inequality nonprofit warning of new ‘Gilded Age’ | Fortune
Power and money only continued to be consolidated at the top after…
The price of chocolate’s main ingredient is about to go through the roof. Here’s why your favourite treats are getting more expensive — or smaller
A global run on cocoa futures promises to drive up prices for…
50 years of tax cuts for the rich failed to trickle down, economics study says
Tax cuts for the wealthy didn’t boost the economies of the U.S….
tfg, the old post office, and business layers
this is allegedly how tfg & etc. “owned” the old post off…
Recycling Doesn’t Work—and the Plastics Industry Knew It
The industry knew decades ago that recycling was never viable in the…
Opinion: Easier said than done: A foreign grocer does not simply walk into the Canadian market
Canada’s Minister of Industry believes a foreign retailer would solve all of…
China Is LITERALLY Falling Apart: History of Tofu Dregs
warning, a tad long (~43 mins); and his voice is a bit…
Trickle-down economics – Wikipedia
Source: Trickle-down economics – Wikipedia til “trickle-down” economics is also called “horse…
Competition Bureau investigating restrictive real estate clauses in Canadian grocery sector | CBC News
The Competition Bureau says it’s investigating the use of property clauses, which…
Why Canada is being accused of ‘dumping’ cannabis on Israel
Canada’s established cannabis industry stepped up when Israel faced a medical-marijuana shortage….
Germany launches major 4-day workweek trial amid labour shortage
Germany is hoping that a shorter workweek will make workers more productive…
Red Sea crisis: What it takes to reroute the world’s biggest cargo ships
The Red Sea, a vital shipping lane, is under attack – what…
New Ontario cannabis rules could have ‘Amazon effect’ on industry | Globalnews.ca
Some small cannabis retailers in Ontario fear an increase in the cap…
Judge rejects key points of Trump’s defense in NY civil fraud case in bad sign for former president | CNN Politics
The New York trial judge overseeing Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial wrote…
Small Ontario town to sell off plots of land for just $10
A small town in northern Ontario will offer up plots of land…
How Red Lobster’s endless shrimp deal cost the company millions: ‘It didn’t work,’ CFO says
Red Lobster and Thai Union Group have scrapped the $20 endless shrimp…
Argentina: Can the US dollar save the economy?
President-elect Javier Milei, a self-described “anarcho-capitalist,” has radical ideas to prop up…
The Nobel Prize in Economics
tl;dr: not part of alfred’s original prizes, and his son (others?) current…
is it true the noble prize in economics was not original prizes and would be frowned on by albert noble?
is it true the nobel prize in economics was not original prizes…
China’s 1.4 billion population can’t fill the country’s millions of empty homes. Here are 3 things that would.
China’s empty homes, based on experts’ high estimates of vacant houses, could…
Ahead of Presidential polls, Argentina parliament passes bill to abolish income taxes; know why
Only those workers earning the equivalent of 15 federal minimum wages, amounting…
How to Solve the World’s Biggest Problems | Natalie Cargill | TED
just give people money. get that money from the 1%. people know…
Opinion: Canadians work almost as much as Americans, yet produce far less. Why?
Canadian businesses invest less in research and development, and new technologies –…
My Generation Was The Scapegoat For America’s Failures — And So Is Yours
Boomers, Gen X, millennials, Gen Z and Gen Alpha aren’t real, but…
Is China’s economy a ‘ticking time bomb’?
The world’s second largest economy faces deep-rooted challenges in the years ahead….
