Waste from Adidas, Walmart, and other brands fuelling Cambodia brick kilns-report
According to research released on Monday by a local rights group, waste from at least 19 foreign companies, including Adidas and Walmart, is being used […]
Category: Economics
Oil Advances After Saudi Arabia and Russia Reaffirm Supply Cuts
Brent crude increased toward $86 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate traded near $81. The OPEC+ heavyweights’ announcement on Sunday comes after the fading Israel-Hamas […]
Oil Falls as Fading War Premium Revives Angst Over Rates, Growth
West Texas Intermediate slipped 1.6% to almost $81 a barrel after Hamas assured mediators it would release foreign detainees in the coming days, easing concerns […]
Higher Rates Contribute to Rising Home Prices, Fed’s Harker Says
According to Patrick Harker, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, increased interest rates are making it harder for first-time home purchasers by increasing […]
Fed Officials Prepare to Extend Rate Pause Without Saying Hikes Are Done
The Federal Open Market Committee is unlikely to rule out more rate rises, given that data on the labor market and inflation show that the […]
Argentina Central Bank Hikes Rate to 133% on Inflation Data
According to a statement, the monetary authority boosted its benchmark rate by 15 percentage points to 133%. The action comes after September inflation data showed […]
Stocks, Futures Rise as Focus Switches to US CPI: Markets Wrap
The Stoxx 600 Index in Europe rose 0.5% to a three-week high. US equity futures jumped as the S& P 500 gained for the fourth […]
US Small-Business Optimism Drops on Outlook for Economy, Credit
The National Federation of Independent Business stated Tuesday that its sentiment index dipped by half a point to 90.8 last month. A net 43% of […]
For U.S. investors seeking an edge in European soccer, the cheaper the better
Some middle-market private equity firms, on the other hand, are becoming innovative as competition heats up, particularly from deep-pocketed investors like the Saudis. Many are […]
Why borrowing costs for nearly everything are surging, and what it means for you
The yield, which indicates bond issuers’ borrowing costs, has steadily risen in recent weeks and reached 4.8% on Tuesday, a level last seen just before […]