Entrepreneurs need more support.
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Better financial support is vital for growing populations.
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Uber, Amazon and airlines are already using AI for classic managers’ tasks like hiring and firing staff.
Pandemic-era government support allowed companies to furlough employees while keeping them on the payroll.
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A redesigned furlough scheme could support people and businesses during the recession without burdening future taxpayers.
Too many projects.
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How to be more productive and efficient when working on multiple projects.
The Al Janoub Stadium in Doha.
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The stakes are high.
Left to right: Ben Bernanke, Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig.
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Until Diamond and Dybvig published key papers in the early 1980s, it wasn’t well understood that perfectly healthy banks could be brought down by panicking depositors.
A strange thing happens when we think about prices.
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When we look at certain prices, we jump to conclusions about inflation rates that are not accurate.
Elon Musk has agreed to continue with his planned Twitter takeover.
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The economic picture has changed but Musk is pushing ahead with a deal, for now.
Meme stocks are investment assets that receive a lot of attention on social media.
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Meme stock investing might seem like a fun game, but the risks are real.
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Efforts to create a pan-European media outlet have found it tough going, but there are signs that a new digital player may well be finding success.
Kwasi Kwarteng and Liz Truss at the Conservative Party Conference, October 2022.
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Some taxes are more popular than others in the eyes of the public.
What is she thinking?
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Have the prime minister’s favoured tax cuts and supply-side reforms worked in the past?
The Lindt Gold Bunny, complete with golden foil, red ribbon and bell.
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Court decision protects trademarks that help consumers make informed choices.
In uncertain economic times, businesses are trying to become more resilient.
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In the current economic climate, some businesses are building resilience by expanding into new markets
As Prince of Wales, Charles was patron over hundreds of charities through his Prince’s Trust.
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While ‘patron’ is a position with no formal power, it’s an important role for members of the royal family.
The value of the British pound has taken a battering in recent months.
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What’s the long-term outlook for pound sterling?
A crowd gathers outside No.10 Downing Street in 1931.
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Crisis, which crisis?
Andrew Bailey, the embattled governor of the Bank of England.
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If the Bank of England extends its rescue scheme for the bonds market beyond October 14, all bets are off.
Battlestations: Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey.
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And don’t be surprised if a sovereign downgrade makes the problem even worse.
The International Monetary Fund recently issued an assessment of the UK economy.
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Why the IMF has weighed into the UK’s current financial situation and what it means for markets.
Rise and fall?
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A deepening recession risk will keep home ownership out of reach for many.
UK prime minister Liz Truss and chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng on a factory visit after announcing the mini-budget.
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Investor confidence in the UK is at a low, and the bond market has reacted dramatically.
The growth plan will require thousands more workers on universal credit to search for more work or face sanctions.
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Requiring low-paid, part-time workers to increase their hours or take on multiple jobs can have adverse physical and mental health impacts.
Will he stay or will go?
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The expected relationship between government and central bank policy has broken down in the UK.
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The scale of the ‘disability price tag’ means one-off payments will hardly make a dent for many households.