Protesters wave Palestinian flags during a demonstration outside the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, on Jan. 11, 2024. The United Nations’ top court opened hearings into South Africa’s allegation that Israel’s war with Hamas amounts to genocide against Palestinians.
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Real and perceived economic grievances often fuel extremist groups like Hamas. Here’s how the economic basics of supply provide a way to tackle terrorism.
From limited editions to spelling errors, only the rarest Beanie Babies are worth money.
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An expert in high-end collectibles explains why certain items can become valuable – and also how they can lose worth.
Is strong hiring fanning the flames of inflation?
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The Fed has been trying to tame employment and wages to keep inflation in check. It ain’t working.
Global supply chains could experience delays this winter.
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Strikes, climate change and the cost of living are among factors that will affect product availability this winter.
A number of factors have contributed to the recent rise in inflation, including supply chain disruptions, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and labour shortages.
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An economist provides insight into how inflation is measured, where it comes from and how it is impacting Canadians and the economy at large.
Many cities, such as New York, returned to hosting big public displays in 2021 after skipping 2020 due to the pandemic.
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The latest data shows imports of bottle rockets, sparklers and other fireworks at a record pace, even as consumer demand appears likely to wane. That could create opportunities for patient revelers.
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An economist explains why imposing price caps to ensure shoppers can still afford to feed their families healthy food will only make things worse.
Jerome Powell has a tough job ahead.
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The Fed officially began its biggest inflation fight in four decades.
Prices heating up.
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When entire sectors shut down, the demand for energy plummets.
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.
A house in Ottawa that sold over the listing price.
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More housing supply doesn’t mean lower prices. If policy-makers want to make homes more affordable, they must tackle developers who drive up prices and consider taxing capital gains on homes.
Beans are booming.
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The black stuff is suddenly much more expensive – the question is whether smallhold farmers will see any of the proceeds.
Supply chain disruptions can have negative effects on people’s health.
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The COVID-19 pandemic revealed how disruptions to global supply chains could also affect access to health care.
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Ironically, it is the “ivory-tower” economists who tend to do the most interesting, and valuable, work.
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Shutdowns at microchip factories, panic-buying by electronics manufacturers, and legions of workers and home-schoolers needing new devices, have put a global squeeze on the electronics market.
Colombia is the world’s second-biggest cut flower exporter.
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A program intended to reduce coca production ended up giving two Latin American countries a big boost to their flower power.
The stockpiling of some products led to shortages, but these were quickly reversed.
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Prices are the signals the private sector relies on to direct resources. Snuffing out these signals may prove too costly for consumers in the end.
Shelves that held hand sanitizer and hand soap are mostly empty at a Target in Jersey City, N.J. on March 2, 2020. As fears of the pandemic grow, consumers are stockpiling goods in case they’re quarantined.
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Amid the coronavirus pandemic, people are stockpiling essential supplies. But policy-makers may be able to influence both the supply and demand through public announcements and advisories.
Hundreds of frozen turkeys are lined up waiting to be defrosted, cooked and eaten.
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An economist explains why turkeys defy the economic laws of supply and demand.
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Is the 61% spike in the price of Brazil nuts this year because we’re going nuts for nuts?