At what price?
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Here’s some food for thought: Groceries are actually pretty cheap in the US, comparatively speaking.
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By measuring what might seem immeasurable, businesses can become part of the solution to the nature crisis.
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The Greens have called for the government to intervene and tell the RBA to cut interest rates. Such a step would undermine central bank independence.
Schengen countries are a popular destination for African travellers.
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The European Union must review and reform its visa policies.
Denver is training a limited number of asylum-seekers while they wait for work authorization.
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The city of Denver has passed a new program that gives migrants resources as they wait six months for a work permit.
Liberty Bell.
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The most important value, Joseph Stiglitz argues, is freedom. But his is a broadened concept of freedom.
Shuttered shops in an empty street in Jaffa, Israel, in 2023.
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Israel’s war in Gaza, which is fast approaching its first anniversary, is taking a heavy economic toll.
More states may soon be faced with the task of regulating marijuana marketplaces.
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Colorado and Washington both have legal recreational marijuana. But they regulate growers and dispensaries differently, which has created a David vs. Goliath in the marketplace.
Privacy comes at a price.
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Privacy comes at a price.
Dark skies ahead?
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Slowing job growth should come as no surprise.
This is what resilience looks like.
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There’s more than one way to be resilient.
‘Working age’ as a measure fails to take in the complexities of people’s lives.
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As a measure of economic contribution, age is a blunt instrument that should be considered alongside a raft of other factors.
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Did Bronze Age Europe have a market economy? New research suggests “hoard piles” could be linked to the exchange of small pieces of metal – much like money changes hands today.
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Now that President Biden has pulled out of the race, let’s look at the numbers we have for a Harris vs Trump contest.
Small business, big innovation.
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Small and medium-sized family businesses are more innovative than you might realize.
Container ships at port in Qingdao, China.
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It’s not just size. China’s pragmatic trade strategy, which prioritizes meeting the development needs of its trading partners, has played a key role, too.
Home, risky home.
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Homeowners insurance is so expensive that some people are going without it.
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The comedian Vic Reeves said that 88.2% of statistics are made up on the spot.
A colorized engraving depicts enslavers selling enslaved people in the 19th-century South.
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Human bondage was big business in the antebellum US, and men weren’t the only ones cashing in.
Warm water expands, raising sea levels, which worsens storm surge during hurricanes. It’s only one risk from warming oceans.
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Global ocean temperatures have been at record highs almost daily for over a year, and economies are feeling the heat.