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Trump Expected to Significantly Weaken Fuel Economy Rules
|Trump Expected to Significantly Weaken Fuel Economy Rules https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/climate/trump-fuel-economy-rules.html The Trump administration is expected on Wednesday to propose weakening automobile fuel efficiency standards that…
Why workplace menopause support is crucial for gender equality and the economy
From polycystic ovarian syndrome to perinatal mental health, women's health issues are often misunderstood, stigmatised or ignored in the workplace. This is particularly true of menopause – despite it being a normal hormonal shift…
A roadmap for surging the circular economy
Across the country, companies are bringing production closer to home to strengthen supply chains, reduce dependency on imports and create jobs. Notably, this process — known as “reshoring” or “nearshoring”…
How Values-Based Leadership Cuts Through Economic Confusion
With economic confusion likely to last well into 2026, a values-based leadership approach can increase clarity. Leaders today are faced with a confusing array of economic measures and forecasts: Consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest level…
Wednesday's Economic Calendar
07:00 AM MBA Mortgage Applications The Mortgage Bankers' Association compiles various mortgage loan indexes. The purchase applications index measures applications at mortgage lenders. This is a leading indicator for single-family home sales and…
CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: Three economic flashpoints for 2026
China's bright spots have gained more global attention this year amid tech and trade tensions. But the domestic economy still faces challenges in the property market and consumer spending. Top leaders are expected to discuss next year's economic…
Australia's Economic Growth Disappoints, Cooling Rate-Hike Bets
Australia's economy grew at a surprisingly softer pace last quarter as households opted to save some of their income gains, clouding the picture on the economy's strength and suggesting markets may have been premature in pricing interest-rate…
Households 'have been shoring up cash Isas amid uncertain economic backdrop'
Sign up for our email featuring expert insight and funding opportunities for entrepreneurs and SMEs I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Households held £207 billion in…
Australian economy crawls back into growth mode thanks to data centre boom and household spending uptick
Surging investment in data centres to fuel the AI tech boom and rising household spending on essentials like electricity and rents buoyed economic growth through the three months to September. National accounts figures showed real GDP expanded by…
Gen Z turns to convenience, flexibility of rental economy
Cheng Shuo works as an accountant in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, but the 27-year-old's real passion is attending live music performances. Almost every month, she travels to different cities for concerts, music festivals and fan events. Before each…
Black market economy: ABS to measure illegal cigarette sales
The explosion in illegal cigarettes and tobacco has caused an unprecedented 29 per cent plunge in legal sales, blowing a hole in the federal budget and forcing the government statistician to take the extraordinary step of trying to measure black…
American Economic Association bans Summers for life over Epstein ties
Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The American Economic Association announced Tuesday it had imposed a lifetime ban on former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, following revelations of his association with infamous sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The premier…
Economic agency key to autonomous decision-making: speakers
NCSW head says empowering women's choices a constitutional obligation Expert stresses reproductive right fundamental for gender equality Businesswoman says need to educate men as well ISLAMABAD: An all-women panel at DawnMedia's Population Summit…
Economy grows as businesses sink cash into the future
, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The Australian economy grew by 0.4 per cent through the September quarter as the nation's businesses started to sink more money into…
Australia's economic growth misses estimates, rising 2.1% in the third quarter
Ucg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Australia's third-quarter economic growth missed analysts' expectations, but still clocked its fastest expansion in about two years. The country's GDP expanded 2.1% compared with the same period a year…
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