When poorer countries print more money, it doesn't make them richer – it just means people need more money to buy the same things.
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Months of low advertising spending has been blown out of the water by a Christmas splurge.
A fairer and more efficient way of taxing wealth can benefit society as a whole.
Getting into the Christmas spirit means buying stuff. But how much is too much?
A former elf looks into the work that goes into an authentic Christmas experience.
Turkey, pigs in blankets, potatoes, parsnips, carrots, Brussels spouts and cranberries – which are safe and which aren't?
A judgment by the European court has extended copyright to all literary and artistic creations, but cheese is still not protected.
Who would you rather work for: Apple or Domino's Pizza?
To get out of the digital advertising quagmire, the only way is (business) ethics.
If Mr Beyonce wins his argument that an arbitration clause should be struck down for lack of diversity, the barn door will be blown off the whole profession.
New research into the Greek crisis from 2012-16 compared how tweets and traditional news affected bond yields among countries in the eurozone peripheries.
With demand outstripping supply for STEM professionals, Scotland will suffer if more young women are not engaged with these subjects.
Valuing nature is hardly natural.
We may be on the cusp of a full-blow trade war that could reconfigure globalisation.
New research shows high numbers of people in the UK are working multiple low-paid jobs.
In the shadow of the pyramids of Giza, lie the tombs of the courtiers and officials who built these vast structures.
The link that Ronald McDonald House creates between itself and sick children is not just positive, it is sacrosanct.
Ancient Egyptians believed shaving was associated with cleanliness but Greeks were proud of their beards, which symbolised authority and wisdom.
Research shows sport is commonly a bastion for male dominance and privilege.
Five years on from the Rana Plaza garment factory collapse in Bangladesh, improvements have been made. But workers compensation is still to happen.
From small towns, through a complex global production network, wool products have become tricky to 'place'.
The run up to Black Friday is often shrouded in secrecy, which makes buying things on the day a lot more frenetic.
Brexit
For two-and-a-half years misstep has followed misstep.
Investors – like everyone else – have little idea of what's going to happen next and are reacting accordingly.
Independent research estimates that Theresa May's deal could reduce UK GDP per capita by between 1.9% and 5.5% over ten years.
The ongoing Brexit negotiations have provided no certainty or clarity to the industry.
Brexit has not happened yet but the uncertainty unleashed by the vote to leave the EU is already taking its toll.
Ending Austerity series
A national investment bank will bring much needed investment and create new technology, infrastructure and services that will lead to a fairer and greener economy.
Austerity policies cut Britain's brief recovery from the financial short and brought recession, stagnation and growing poverty.
The UK economy is built on debt and too many households are drowning in it.
Trade
The cargo ship was built at around the time that England was beginning to look further afield for trade opportunities.
Crunching the numbers on 14 years of trading shows one of the assumptions about global markets is looking fragile.
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A culture of silence suggests for every headline about sexual harassment, many more cases go unreported.
When it comes to tackling unacceptable forms of work, lessons can be learned from the global South.
A critical review of research into inequality shows the formula for reducing it is surprisingly simple.
There were 6,566 more suicides in the 2008-09 period that were a direct consequence of the rapid decline of equity values.
House prices in London fell by 0.6% in June after years of high growth.
Talk of Saudi Arabia helping Elon Musk take Tesla private is the latest example of a long line of sovereign wealth fund investments.
The strict nature, implementation and dramatic social costs of the EU bailouts prompt questions about their effectiveness.
You can be a better tourist this summer. Here's how.
Employees and their pensions will increasingly be at the mercy of financial markets thanks to a coalition of culprits.
Cuba is freeing up the market in residential private property but with a public referendum still to come, what impact will such measures have for ordinary Cubans.
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A podcast about confidence – from how it works in our brains and whether it can get us ahead at work to how confidence tricksters fool people into falling for their scams.
From grand designs to diving girls, department stores were once the star attractions of Britain's towns and cities.
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