Shoppers leave a shop 08:51 AM Cost pressures A lot of attention is going to gravitate towards the cost pressures within the private sector that the UK PMI picked up on. Manufacturers flagged shortages of raw materials and high shipping costs, while service providers highlighted increased staff salaries. Although that […]
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Raising The Curtain For South Florida Arts Economy And Workers
Kelly Brown and her husband bought a home just before COVID-19 closed the economy and shut down the arts industry. She is the production stage manager at Miami City Ballet. “That was terrifying,” she said. COVID-19 forced art out of the studios, concert halls and theaters. It meant stages were […]
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Tomorrow’s energy economy demands reform at the Interior Department
For scientists and climate experts, it’s been a tremendous lift to hear President BidenJoe BidenGraham: ‘I could not disagree more’ with Trump support of Afghanistan troop withdrawal Obama, Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley team up to urge communities of color to get coronavirus vaccine Biden to hold second meeting with bipartisan […]
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How young people are responding to the COVID-19 economy
Adesola Akerele had just landed an internship at a television production company in London when the coronavirus hit, and her dream job was gone. But as the pandemic halted studies and wiped out employment opportunities for millions of young people around the world, the recent graduate found a silver lining […]
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Small firms: Little engines that could save the global economy | Business and Economy News
Whether it is your local grocery store or a startup with a tiny amount of capital and big dreams, almost everywhere you look, small firms typically form the backbone of a country’s economy. Together, they employ the majority of the global workforce and tend to generate a substantial share of […]
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A small firm’s survival story may be Lebanon’s 2020 silver lining | Business and Economy News
Beirut, Lebanon – Tarek Chehab describes his 3D design factory as a “place where you can make pretty much anything — a ‘Lala-land’ for creative types like architects and product designers.” In the past, Styro 3D, named after the versatile styrofoam used in most of its products, mainly made “decorations, […]
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3 Stocks to Profit From the Pet Economy
Small, continual changes often go unnoticed until they are too big to ignore. One such consequential shift in America has been the concept of the nuclear family, notably as it relates to parenthood. In 1950, the U.S. birth rate was approximately 24 children per 1,000 people, versus 12 children per […]
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The Pandemic Economy – The New York Times
Want to get The Morning by email? Here’s the sign-up. Good morning. The next few months could be rough for the U.S. economy — but better times might not be far off. The next few months have the potential to be very unpleasant for the American economy. Many states are […]
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Why Trump Voters Used The Economy As An Excuse To Vote For Him
Donald Trump will leave office with the economy considerably worse off compared to where it was when he was elected four years ago. The unemployment rate hit 6.9% in October, down from record double-digits in April, the Labor Department announced Friday. This is an improvement, but when Trump was inaugurated in […]
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‘Amazon economy’ gives the left a mandate for bold economic reform
This week expect to see political pundits once again coalesce, based on a superficial reading of the electorate, around the narrative that the election results are a mandate for center-rightism, a cautionary tale against progressive aspirations for a dramatic reshaping of our market-based political economy. That is a misreading of […]
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Seizing Opportunities in Asia’s ‘Attention Economy’ | Intelligence, BoF Professional
SEOUL, South Korea – Just as pop music is increasingly indebted to the star factories that created Blackpink and BTS, the future of online behaviour can often be inferred from what’s happening now in one of the most connected countries in the world. One of the biggest players in South […]
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‘This is Donald Trump’s economy’
A national TV ad airing Sunday from Democrat Joe Biden’s campaign focuses on the Blind Pig, a fabled Ann Arbor concert venue, to criticize President Donald Trump’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ad comes a day after Trump visited Michigan, touting his belief that the nation’s economy will soon […]
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‘Made in Iran’ Beats Sanctions in Economy Donald Trump Tried to Crush
Workers assemble jeans at a clothing factory in the outskirts of Tehran on Oct. 14.. Photographer: Ali Mohammadi/Bloomberg Photographer: Ali Mohammadi/Bloomberg There can’t have been many worse times to start a new business in Iran. Even before officials in the Islamic Republic alerted the public to a major outbreak of […]
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a big, family-friendly SUV with diesel-rivalling fuel economy
Happily, it gets better at speed; in fact, the CR-V proved to be a very effective way of undertaking long journeys, so as a cruiser it makes a little more sense. There was one disappointing feature here, though, too, in the adaptive cruise control. This system has a feature which […]
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How Showfields Adapted To The Digital Economy
New York City’s shelter-in-place measures profoundly challenged rotating retail concept store Showfields, a business offering an immersive shopping experience for digital-first and digital-only retailers. Showfields’ four-story location was designed to showcase both retail products and art curations side by side, underscoring the extent to which the store’s business model is […]
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Dog days of the pandemic create a thriving economy for man’s best friend
As much as humans might hate the COVID-19 pandemic, an alternate viewpoint may be gaining ground among other family members living in the same house. Consider the outlook of a dog: They have more time to give us attention? This year might even be the best ever for canine companionship. […]
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People find new ways to spend vacation money in today’s ‘homebody economy’
A pool in the backyard? A fresh coat of paint on the deck? For some people flush with funds from canceled vacations due to the coronavirus pandemic, that’s exactly the plan. A new survey shows nearly one-third of homeowners are using money previously set aside for travel and spending it […]