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scmp.com - Edith Lin - Hong Kong must remove bottlenecks to grow yacht economy, industry leaders say
Hong Kong must remove bottlenecks to grow yacht economy, industry leaders say
South China Morning Post

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…

salon.com - Heather Digby Parton - How Trump squandered the economic recovery
How Trump squandered the economic recovery
Salon.com

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…

newsweek.com - Newsweek Editors - 5 numbers that defy the Trump economy doomers
5 numbers that defy the Trump economy doomers
Newsweek

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…

forbes.com - Esade Business & Law School - What Zara And Bad Bunny Teach Us About The New Economics Of Cultural Relevance
What Zara And Bad Bunny Teach Us About The New Economics Of Cultural Relevance
Forbes

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…

washingtonexaminer.com - Timothy Nerozzi - Lithuania warns Russian economy is 'built on war
Lithuania warns Russian economy is 'built on war
Washington Examiner

“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…

scmp.com - SCMP Editorial - Editorial | One small step, one giant leap for Hong Kong's space economy
Editorial | One small step, one giant leap for Hong Kong's space economy
South China Morning Post

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…

scmp.com - Jevans Nyabiage - How China will play a major role in Benin's economic growth as a new era begins
How China will play a major role in Benin's economic growth as a new era begins
South China Morning Post

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.

csmonitor.com - EMMA BURROWS - Russia comes after Western technology as sanctions squeeze the economy
Russia comes after Western technology as sanctions squeeze the economy
The Christian Science Monitor

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.

townhall.com - Dr. Rainer Zitelmann - Germany's Economic Stagnation Has a Root Cause - and It's in the Classroom
Germany's Economic Stagnation Has a Root Cause - and It's in the Classroom
Townhall

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.

fortune.com - Nick Lichtenberg - I wrote that Boomers were choking America's economy. Their responses to me were revealing
I wrote that Boomers were choking America's economy. Their responses to me were revealing
Fortune

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…

gizmodo.com - Mike Pearl - As 1 Million New Car Buyers Vanish From U.S. Economy, a New Car Increasingly Becomes a Distant Dream
As 1 Million New Car Buyers Vanish From U.S. Economy, a New Car Increasingly Becomes a Distant Dream
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

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…

fool.com - Keith Speights - An Economic Red Flag Is Flashing -- and It Points to a Higher 2027 Social Security COLA
An Economic Red Flag Is Flashing -- and It Points to a Higher 2027 Social Security COLA
The Motley Fool

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…

afr.com - Richard Holden - There is no economic case for taxing work and investment the same
There is no economic case for taxing work and investment the same
Australian Financial Review

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…

bangordailynews.com - Kelley Bouchard, Portland Press Herald - Higher fuel costs raise red flags across Maine's economy
Higher fuel costs raise red flags across Maine's economy
Bangor Daily News - Bangor Daily News

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…

breitbart.com - Breitbart TV - Carney: Evidence Points to Possible Economic Boom After Iran War Ends
Carney: Evidence Points to Possible Economic Boom After Iran War Ends
Breitbart

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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