Oil pares losses over hopes of improving US crude demand

ANKARA – Oil prices quelled losses on Wednesday over a more-than-expected decline in US crude oil stockpiles, while gloomy economic data from China, the world’s largest oil...

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Quiet quitting: why doing less at work could be good for you – and your employer

In many offices (not to mention on Zoom, Teams and Slack), employees and managers alike are whispering about the “great resignation”. The UK saw a sharp...

Multigenerational living: A strategy to cope with unaffordable housing?

Over the past 20 years, housing prices in Canada have increased at double the rate of income growth. As a result, a growing number of Canadian...

Pump prices set to go down anew this week

MANILA – Industry players will again roll back oil prices on Tuesday morning. In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Petro Gazz, PTT Philippines, Seaoil, and Shell said...

Vehicle sales up double-digit in July ‘22

MANILA – Sales of automotive vehicles in July this year improved by 29.4 percent to 27,813 units from 21,498 units in the same month in 2021. The...

Energy crisis: why French households are largely protected from soaring costs while British families struggle

British households are bracing for a winter of massive energy price increases. The average annual bill is forecast to rise above £4,000, which is more than...

Worried about back-to-school inflation? Latest price data on backpacks, laptops and kids’ clothes offers some relief for parents

As summer draws to a close, it is time for many to think about back-to-school shopping, such as notebooks, backpacks and new clothes. As an economist...

Canada’s disappearing ‘average farmer’ means one-size-fits-all policies no longer work

Canada’s agriculture industry has been undergoing significant changes over the past 45 years. Since the 1970s, the number of farms has been steadily declining, but not...

What’s dynamic pricing? An operations management scholar explains

Whether you’re booking a plane ticket at the last minute or looking to go to a lackluster preseason football game, you might encounter what’s known as...