Women's World Cup: Fifa's threat to ban European broadcasters is not a skilful move
USA, winners in 2019.
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Bank of England interest rate rise: why this could be the last increase for a while
The Bank of England, London. cristapper/ShutterstockThe Bank of England has increased its benchmark interest rate to 4.5% – the seventh rise since May 2022, when the base rate was just 1%. It is now at the highest level since 2008.
Companies are saying the UK is 'closed for business' - here's how it can become more open
Bright ideas for British business. Ayhan Turan/ShutterstockTech sector complaints about the difficulties of doing business in the UK have been repeated more recently by the manufacturing sector.
Passport bottleneck is holding up international travel by Americans eager to see the world as COVID-19 eases
A JetBlue employee poses next to a Boston replica of London's Big Ben before the launch of nonstop flights between Boston and London in 2022. David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesThe World Health Organization declared on May 5, 2023, that the COVID-19 pandemic is no longer a public health emergency.
How China makes economic plans: key moments explained
A meeting of some of China’s most senior politicians at the end of April 2023 concluded with a fairly cautious assessment of the country’s economic recovery. Things are improving, they said, but domestic demand needs to improve.
People of color get so used to discrimination in stores they don't always notice bad customer service
Discrimination can be hard to pick up. aluxum/iStock via Getty ImagesThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
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What is hydrogen, and can it really become a climate change solution?
Hydrogen has potential, but it faces some big challenges, including a lack of pipeline infrastructure. Petmal/iStock/Getty Images Pluss plusHydrogen, or H₂, is getting a lot of attention lately as governments in the U.S., Canada and Europe push to cut their greenhouse gas emissions.
What is insider trading? Two finance experts explain why it matters to everyone
Financier Ivan Boesky was the real-life inspiration for Gordon Gekko of 'Wall Street.' Yves Gellie/Gamma-Rapho via Getty ImagesInsider trading is the term used to describe the illegal act in which someone relies on market-moving, nonpublic information to decide whether to buy or sell a financial asset.
Medicaid work requirements would leave more low-income people without health insurance – but this policy is unlikely to pass this time around
Speaker Kevin McCarthy got the House to approve a package that could reduce the Medicaid program's scale. Alex Wong/Getty ImagesThe legislative package the U.S.
Cryptocasinos are evolving worryingly fast – here's how to get to grips with them
Place your bits. CronislawNew gambling rules are being proposed by the UK government for the first time since the invention of the smartphone. But these “reforms for the digital age” are silent on cryptocasinos, where you can bet online using cryptocurrencies.
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