Former Fed Official Violated Trading Rules, Disclosures Show
Adriana D. Kugler, who stepped down as a governor in August, reported trades in stocks, including Apple and Southwest Airlines, in 2024.
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Retailers are quietly changing their return policies – here’s why you should be on the lookout this Black Friday
’Tis the season for giving – and that means ’tis the season for shopping. Maybe you’ll splurge on a Black Friday or Cyber Monday deal, thinking, “I’ll just return it if they don’t like it.” But before you click “buy,” it’s worth knowing that many retailers have quietly tightened their return policies in recent years.
Renewable energy is cheaper and healthier – so why isn’t it replacing fossil fuels faster?
A technician walks through a solar farm in Goma, Congo, in 2025. AP Photo/Moses SawasawaYou might not know it from the headlines, but there is some good news about the global fight against climate change.
Why people trust influencers more than brands – and what that means for the future of marketing
Not long ago, the idea of getting paid to share your morning routine online would have sounded absurd. Yet today, influencers are big business: The global market is expected to surpass US$32 billion by the end of 2025.
The UK government’s risky rollback of financial regulation threatens long-term growth
The financial crisis of 2008 left deep scars on the British economy. The average UK household is now estimated to be 16% poorer than it would have been had that crisis never occurred.
Given that average annual household income is around £55,200, this suggests each one is losing out to the tune of £8,800 per year.
Greece and Ukraine sign LNG deal as US looks on
Greece became the first EU nation to actively participate in the US strategy to replace “every last molecule of Russian gas” with American LNG when it inked a deal on Sunday to help Ukraine meet its winter energy demands.
Trump Administration Lifts Some Food Tariffs in Effort to Ease Prices
It is walking back levies on imports including beef and coffee in what critics say is an admission that tariffs raised prices in the first place.
Trump Turns to Affordability Message Amid Economic Frustration
The Trump administration is facing backlash from American consumers as higher costs from tariffs blunt wage gains.
Is there a strong economic case for dropping the two-child benefits cap? This is what the evidence tells us
Millions of British children live in poverty. Jun Huang/ShutterstockAs she carefully prepares the UK’s reaction to her second budget the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has now hinted that she may be ready to scrap the two-child benefits cap.
Tesla’s US$1 trillion gamble on Elon Musk’s ‘visionary’ leadership
Photo Agency/ShutterstockTesla has announced it is offering its CEO Elon Musk a performance-based pay package worth US$1 trillion. That’s right: 12 zeros.
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