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Argentina's economic chainsaw massacre
Nearly three years after Javier Milei became Argentina's president, the chainsaw-wielding free-marketeer has established himself as the darling of the far right. Even in the run-up to Brazil's Sunday election, right-wing presidential candidate…
The key to Japan's growth strategy: 'Proactive' economic security
In June, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi unveiled a long-term economic development plan calling for more than ¥370 trillion ($2.3 trillion) in public and private investment in 17 “strategic sectors” through 2041. The plan aims to…
Funding the infrastructure that drives the AI economy
“We're not making platform bets on whether Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or any other platform is going to be the dominant player. We are focused on providing the core infrastructure that allows any one of them to exist.” That's partly…
More Syrupean Economic Bleeding From the Tariff Fight
This is going to be a quick one, but it dovetailed nicely with an absolute killer video from this past August I ran across this morning. In it, CNBC's Joe Kernan - who I just adore - absolutely eviscerates two Canadian officials in two separate…
Labour MPs warn Healey £113bn lost as women excluded from economy
A group of influential female Labour MPs have warned Andy Burnham and John Healey that £113bn is being lost in economic activity every year because women are excluded from paid work on equal terms to men. In a shot across the bows ahead of…
Opinion | Immigration Enforcement Hurts the Economy
Having practiced immigration law for 50-plus years, I have seen firsthand how policy disconnects hit the real economy (“ Immigration Raids Hit Housing Market,” U.S. News, Oct. 19). Ignoring moral debates, the financial cost of current…
Former White House economic adviser on Fed rates: 'Tough position' for Warsh
Stephen Moore, a former economic adviser to President Trump, said Monday that Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is in a “tough” position ahead of the central bank's meeting regarding interest rates this week. “It's a tough…
Economic pain collides with regulatory changes for small businesses
Small business operators are navigating tough economic conditions, changes to payday super, a ban on debit and credit surcharges, an increase in wages and reforms to trusts. According to CreditorWatch, one in 10 invoices were more than 60 days…
'We don't have inflation'? Five charts show the US economic reality of Trump's second term so far
The rate of price increases has dramatically cooled since its peak in 2022, when the pandemic's economic stimulus packages found their way into consumer prices. Inflation peaked at 9.1%, a 40-year high, in June 2022. In January 2025, the month when…
Saudi Arabia's Houthi Challenge Shifts Fears to Non-Oil Economy
Saudi Arabia's oil industry managed to ride out concerns in the early days of the Iran war and keep exports flowing. Now, with the Houthis staging deadly attacks on the kingdom and signs of disruption stacking up, the worry has shifted to the rest…
Microsoft's Massive Employee Buyout Shows How AI Is Reshaping the Economy
Following billions in AI investments last fiscal year, Microsoft announced Monday that it is offering buyouts to roughly 60,000 employees, about a quarter of its workforce, a person familiar with the matter told CNBC. The voluntary exit offer…
RBI study: Night-time lights, Google Trends improve state economic growth estimates
A new report from the Reserve Bank of India reveals that combining satellite-based night-time lights data with Google search trends can significantly enhance the accuracy of quarterly economic growth estimates for key Indian states like Gujarat…
WTO Finds Eight African Economies Vulnerable to Gulf Fertilizer Disruptions
Eight African economies rely heavily on nitrogen fertilizer imports and source an above-average share from Gulf suppliers, leaving them exposed to Hormuz disruption ahead of coming planting and harvest cycles, World Trade Organization (WTO) data…
October 2026 Indiana Economic Update
As Indianapolis-based Lilly trades below market expectations, its largest shareholder just sold off a large portion of shares. The Lilly Endowment, the drug maker's largest shareholder, sold $347 million in shares as part of its required annual…
The economics of Terraform 1.9 and the pull of Pulumi - TechNewsDaily - Technology News & Reviews
The 2023 shift to the Business Source License 1.1 changed the economics of the infrastructure as code market. This change forced companies to re-evaluate long-term vendor relationships with HashiCorp. DuploCloud noted that the ambiguous language in…
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