Has the US economy been shrinking? New data will shed light – The New York Times
Government data on Thursday will help answer a seemingly simple but surprisingly thorny question: Did the US economy shrink in the second quarter? The Commerce...
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How to avoid energy rationing – The Economist
Across europe, two questions will set the political weather this winter. How high will my energy prices go? And what will the government do to...
Jerome Powell’s Dilemma: What if the Drivers of Inflation Are Here to Stay? – WSJ
Central bankers worry that the recent surge in inflation may represent not a temporary phenomenon but a transition to a new, lasting reality. To counter...
U.S. Jobless Claims Eased Last Week in Tight Labor Market – WSJ
U.S. workers’ filings for unemployment benefits fell slightly last week, as a tight labor market limited the impact of layoffs in a slowing economy. Initial...
Firms’ unwise addiction to mergers and acquisitions – The Economist
The death knell for corporate America’s greatest individual experiment in mergers and acquisitions sounded in November 2021 when General Electric announced its intention to split...
More than $100m worth of NFTs stolen since July 2021, data shows – The Guardian
More than $100m (£85m) worth of non-fungible tokens were stolen in the year to July, research shows, with criminals making off with an average of...
PODCAST: The birth of African mobile money
It’s been fifteen years since M-Pesa changed the landscape of African banking forever. What are the factors that made mobile money a success in some...
Speed of execution is key for M&A success
While bank mergers and acquisitions (M&As) have been subdued in the euro area since the 2007–2009 global financial crisis, there are recent signs of recovery...
Inflation: Who is benefiting from soaring prices? – BBC News
Many UK households and businesses are struggling with rising prices, but that’s not the story for everyone. The fastest rise in the cost of living...
UK Firms Face Distress Without Government Energy Help, CBI Says – Bloomberg
The UK government needs to act decisively to help companies through a further jump in energy bills this winter, according to the nation’s largest business...