Earlier this year, the consumer watchdog fined three retailers, Michael Hill, MyHouse and Hairhouse Online, almost A$20,000 each for advertising “site-wide discounts” that allegedly never applied to all items on the website.
At first glance, this might look like a straightforward case of using allegedly misleading advertising for an economic benefit. Yet the implications go further.
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Electric cars are reliant on rare earth minerals, and most are mined in China. Wirestock Creators/ShutterstockChina recently announced that it was putting new controls on the export of rare earth elements, sparking a new round in the country’s ongoing trade war with the US.
oleschwander/ShutterstockImagine waking up to find your living room underwater for the second time in five years. You try to claim insurance, only to be told your property is now uninsurable. Premiums have tripled. Your mortgage lender is concerned. And your biggest asset, your home, is rapidly losing value.
This isn’t just a personal disaster. It’s a warning sign of a much broader crisis.
The Kardashians are back with a new season of their reality series The Kardashians on Disney Plus.
Currently, SNAP benefits average just over $6 per person per day. Catherine McQueen/Moment Collection via Getty ImagesThe Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is the largest, most effective tool the U.S. has to reduce food insecurity.
Hershey's chocolates are made in Hershey, Pa., a town once considered an industrial utopia.
Gary Burke/Moment Collection via Getty ImagesWalk into any grocery store to stock up for Halloween and you will discover that, for chocolate treats, you have two basic choices:
Will it be Mars or Hershey?
A world map showing the extent of the British Empire in 1886. Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center, Boston Public Library/Wikimedia Commons, CC BYThis is the first in a two-part series.
A world map showing the extent of the British Empire in 1886. Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center, Boston Public Library/Wikimedia Commons, CC BYThis is the first in a two-part series.
Markets were expecting the Fed to cut rates a quarter point.
AP Photo/Seth WenigWhen it comes to setting monetary policy for the world’s largest economy, what data drives decision-making?
