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Supply chains are facing a complex and unpredictable world in the year ahead.
Banking on bitcoin: El Salvador announced plans to build a Bitcoin City in November 2021.
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Petrol prices reflect lots of elements not just crude oil wholesale cost.
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Petrol prices might not drop back to previous levels as stations look to recoup increasing business costs.
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The road ahead needs electricity.
Shipping containers have been in short supply.
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Some of the problems have been easing, but there are lots of reasons to expect more turbulence in the months ahead.
The economic effects of COVID have not been equal.
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Bleak expectations for 2022.
Chinese demand for LNG is one of the factors keeping gas prices so high.
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Oil and gas have been on a roller coaster these past two years – here’s why.
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It’s not just about finding bargains.
Nothing but conundrums.
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Will we now see a proper pandemic recovery?
The answers are there if you look for them.
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When the corporate culture can so often seem rotten from the head down, faiths are there to remind us that businesses can be so much more.
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Businesses need to do more than just focus on head count.
The chancellor’s package is not up to scratch.
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By prioritising prudence over business support, the chancellor will probably do more harm in the long run.
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There may be no shortage of offers after such a dramatic season.
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Our surroundings will be very different over the duration of a typical mortgage.
Get in line.
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Exporters and importers alike are facing more bureaucracy as the full effect of many of the Brexit changes come into effect.
Yule never make sense of it.
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A surge in stock markets towards year end goes against the idea of rational traders, yet it often happens.
Decision time again for Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey.
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The “monetary policy rule” tool has been mostly right for the past 20 years.
Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell is signalling hard decisions ahead.
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Transitory or persistent? That’s still the big question facing central bankers over inflation.
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Actions you can take to ensure modern slavery and child exploitation are not a part of your Christmas.
Getting into gear.
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Elon Musk’s dedicated EV maker is miles ahead, but Nissan has several advantages over its legacy rivals.
‘51 million wiki pages down, 3 million to go …’
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The ethics of AI are constantly debated. But does anyone ask the AI?
Taking orders.
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Sick pay is not available to everyone.
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Beating COVID cannot rely solely on the efforts of vaccines – economic policy must robustly support the path to full recovery, starting with healthcare and ventilation.
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The amount of ‘commercial’ activity on the home sharing platform has increased drastically.
Stuck in first gear.
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China is trying to stimulate bank lending – but it also has longer term problems.