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Hong Kong must remove bottlenecks to grow yacht economy, industry leaders say
Hong Kong should urgently address its bottlenecks in developing a yacht economy by improving immigration procedures, upgrading mooring facilities and curating niche tourism itineraries following Beijing's policy relaxation on yachts from the city…
How Trump squandered the economic recovery
When Donald Trump was 13, his father caught him with a hidden cache of switchblades. Fred Trump, according to Tony Schwartz, who ghostwrote the president's book “The Art of the Deal,” was “a very brutal guy” — a…
5 numbers that defy the Trump economy doomers
The doomer case against the Trump economy isn't imaginary. It's built on real price pain, real anger and real political ammunition. After the April inflation report showed consumer prices up 3.8 percent over the previous year, the Democratic…
What Zara And Bad Bunny Teach Us About The New Economics Of Cultural Relevance
The Bad Bunny–Zara collaboration suggests an evolution: rather than simply selling fashion, Zara is investing in cultural meaning. When Bad Bunny appeared during the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show wearing custom Zara pieces, most observers…
Lithuania warns Russian economy is 'built on war
“From Russia, we're facing incursion into our airspace with jets [and] cyberattacks,” the defense minister said. “It's not a hypothetical threat.” This is not a new concern — experts and think tanks, such as the…
Editorial | One small step, one giant leap for Hong Kong's space economy
With the first Hong Kong astronaut on board, China's Shenzhou-23 mission has opened up new horizons. It sends a clear message that space technology and exploration is not out of reach for a place traditionally known for its strength in finance and…
How China will play a major role in Benin's economic growth as a new era begins
In Cotonou, Benin's largest city and economic capital located on the southern Atlantic coast, construction crews are busy building major projects, stretching from large-scale port upgrades to the asphalt-paving of the commercial hub's main roads.
Russia comes after Western technology as sanctions squeeze the economy
Russia's intelligence agencies have grown more aggressive in their efforts to steal Western technology and defense secrets as sanctions squeeze the country's wartime economy, three senior European intelligence officials told The Associated Press.
Germany's Economic Stagnation Has a Root Cause - and It's in the Classroom
From Innovation Leader to Educational Decline: Germany's Growing Crisis According to a study commissioned by UNICEF, only 60 percent of 15-year-olds in Germany still possess a “minimum level of competence” in reading and mathematics.
I wrote that Boomers were choking America's economy. Their responses to me were revealing
I thought I was writing an interesting column about demographic changes and structural forces in the economy, but “ the pig and the python ” struck a nerve. America's Boomers told me so. The piece argued that the U.S. economy is like…
As 1 Million New Car Buyers Vanish From U.S. Economy, a New Car Increasingly Becomes a Distant Dream
There's not just a downtick in new car ownership lately. Trends suggest that buying a new car is increasingly a baller move, rather than something normal Americans can do. Projections from Ford, GM, Toyota, as well as other automakers all agree on…
An Economic Red Flag Is Flashing -- and It Points to a Higher 2027 Social Security COLA
Doom and gloom have been the prevalent mindset among Americans several times during the past. Consumer sentiment fell sharply in the late 1970s as the economy experienced stagflation. It was understandably low during the financial crisis of 2007…
There is no economic case for taxing work and investment the same
This is another fine mess Jim Chalmers has got himself into. Just when one might have thought that he couldn't top the economic illiteracy and political stupidity of taxing unrealised capital gains, he's outdone himself with the proposed changes to…
Higher fuel costs raise red flags across Maine's economy
Gas prices remain high, retail sales in Maine are flagging and the economic uncertainty of the last year and a half shows no sign of letting up soon. Inflation grew at its fastest pace in three years in April, up 3.8% from March based on the latest…
Carney: Evidence Points to Possible Economic Boom After Iran War Ends
Friday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Breitbart's John Carney talked about the economy. Carney said, “I think the economy is doing really well, even despite the war. The thing that impressed me the most about the latest consumer…
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