That’ll cost you.
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The answer lies in the tax code.
Traders in Wuse, Abuja. Nigeria’s inflation is driven by soaring food costs and the fall of the country’s currency.
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Factors pushing inflation rates downwards in other parts of the world are achieving the exact opposite result in Nigeria.
Picturesque but pricey.
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Florida home insurance premiums have shot up threefold in just five years.
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War is taking a toll on Israel’s economy.
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Africa’s largest economy is in crisis, and unrest is growing.
Made it, Mao! Top of the World?
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Most Americans see China as the biggest threat to the US. But away from headline economic figures, China has a slew of challenges.
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India needs to follow a path akin to China’s to find answers to its job woes.
Street vending is a popular economic activity in Accra.
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Street sales are a source of jobs, income and survival for the urban poor in Ghana.
Young voters in Ann Arbor, Mich., fill out applications to cast their ballot in the midterm elections in November 2022.
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While young voters say they would be more likely to vote for Biden after they learn more about the economy and other topics, they did not appear affected by Donald Trump’s norm-defying behavior.
A sign in Laredo, Texas, reminds motorists not to smuggle guns into Mexico.
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Mexico claims that US firearm manufacturers are fueling illegal cross-border gun trafficking and violent crime abroad.
He’s not alone.
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Think the norm is to join the workforce straight after school, work for five decades and then retire? Think again.
A woman walks in front of a collapsed building in Hatay province in southern Turkey.
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It has been one year since Turkey’s deadly earthquakes – the road ahead remains daunting.
When will Fed Chair Jerome Powell lower the curtains on the inflation battle?
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The central bank is ‘really in risk management mode,’ its chairman said.
Poverty reduction has the potential to initiate a beneficial cascade that would improve the lives of children and youth.
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Over one million Canadian children live in poverty. Child poverty is a pernicious childhood adversity that has detrimental long-term impacts on health, development and well-being throughout life.
Not very welcoming.
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A cashless economy is a less inclusive economy.
Time for drastic action.
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The EU’s biggest economy is on its uppers. Turning it around may involve additional pain in the short term.
The door plug area of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft awaits inspection on Jan. 10, 2024.
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A commercial pilot turned management expert and author of ‘The Next Crash: How Short-Term Profit Seeking Trumps Airline Safety,’ explains the economics behind the near-deadly disaster.
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Conflict between Lebanon and Israel looms – it would throw the Lebanese economy further into crisis.
Aisle be damned! Inflation is proving stubborn as the economy moves into 2024.
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Two important inflation indicators are trending in different directions. What gives?
Recognition helps. Benefits may help more.
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Less hype and more health care, please.