Such developments led pundits to proclaim the end of rip-off markets. “Information perfection is on the rise,” pronounced ...

To free up cash, the oil giants have been cutting costs. Exxon recently announced it would reduce its workforce by 3-4%.

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Mr Xi is firmly in charge, and unabashed about showing the party and the world that he will dump anyone deemed to be a bad ...

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A N UNLIKELY PART of the American economy has come under attack from the federal government: charitable and philanthropic non ...

In the past decade spending on children with SEND in England has almost doubled, reaching £11.6bn ($15.5bn). Yet even as ...

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Nail art is enjoying triple-digit growth. The number of nail salons in America has doubled since 2012, to around 35,000, ...

So will the government of Donald Trump, which has been backing Mr Milei and buying pesos to prop up the Argentine currency.

How cigarette manufacturers profit from quitters ...