Wealth taxes don’t always work the way governments hope they will. Here are some alternatives
RYO Alexandre/ShutterstockWith the UK government facing a multibillion pound gap between revenue and spending, calls for a wealth tax are becoming louder.
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US has slashed global vaccine funding – if philanthropy fills the gap, there could be some trade-offs
Bill Gates gives a baby in a woman's arms a rotavirus vaccine in Ghana in 2013. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty ImagesThe U.S.
How can you be sure your clothing has been produced ethically?
Naomi Rahim/Getty Images/CanvaToday’s consumers are swimming in a sea of information. Products are marketed with big, bold words such as “sustainable”, “ethical” and “organic”. They sound good, they catch our attention, and they make us feel better about what we buy.
The reality is, in today’s market, figuring out which claims are true is no easy task.
Donald Trump to chair new Olympic taskforce in bid to allay international visitor concerns ahead of 2028 Los Angeles Games
The US president, Donald Trump, signed an executive order on August 5 to set up a government taskforce to manage the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. During the White House announcement, Trump said: “We’ll do anything necessary to keep the Olympics safe, including using our National Guard or military.”
Trump’s tariffs have finally kicked in, so what happens next?
Donald Trump’s new international trade tariffs have landed. Some are lower than others, some deals have been done, but overall they are the highest they have been in 100 years.
They are also unprecedented in the era of the rules-based trade system that has been in place since 1945.
Bureau of Labor Statistics tells the US what’s up with the economy – Trump firing its top official may undercut trust in its data
Isador Lubin, chief of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, presents data to a Senate committee in 1937. Library of CongressMany financial and political analysts are trying to assess the impact of President Donald Trump’s decision to fire U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer on Aug.
Baby food in pouches is stripped of nutrients – but convenient, healthy alternatives are on the horizon
Studio Nut/ShutterstockBaby food pouches came under scrutiny earlier this year, following a report from the University of Leeds and consumer group Which?.
The ASX’s rookie error is just the latest of many blunders. Investors are losing confidence
It was the latest blow to the credibility of the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). This time, the nation’s stock exchange mixed up two company names in an error that briefly wiped A$400 million off the market value of our third biggest telco, TPG Telecom.
Technology has fuelled overtourism – now it could also help to stem the tide
The queue for a view at Iguazu Falls in Brazil. Thiago B Trevisan/ShutterstockTourism is not always welcomed by the people who actually live in the places so many of us want to visit.
Hulk Hogan and the unraveling of worker solidarity
Hulk Hogan was arguably WWE's biggest star in the 1980s. Wally McNamee/Corbis via Getty ImagesHulk Hogan’s death by heart attack at age 71 came as a shock to many fans of the larger-than-life wrestler who’d earned the nickname “The Immortal.”
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