ISLAMABAD, Oct 9 (Reuters) – The world should urgently provide promised aid to Afghanistan, the U.N. refugee agency said on Saturday, warning that a lack of resources is hampering efforts to avert an economic crisis that could push fresh flows of refugees to its neighbours and beyond. “The humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan remains really dire,”...Read More
The ghost of “stagflation” is haunting the US as inflation stays strong and economic growth cools. Stagflation made the 1970s a slog and ultimately brought the post-WWII global economic system to an end. Everyone from investors to everyday consumers is desperate to avoid a repeat of the problem as coronavirus recedes. Loading Something is loading....Read More
The Covid-19 Delta variant seemed to mitigate economic growth this summer, but economists expect the pandemic recovery to accelerate again as the virus’s damage is mitigated. In recent weeks, many economists have seen economic growth in the third quarter, mainly because consumers have delayed spending on food, hotels and airline tickets amid the proliferation of...Read More
Goodlettsville, Tennessee — The Dollar General Literacy Foundation announced the recent award of more than $116,000 in youth literacy grants to Missouri teachers, libraries and nonprofit organizations. The grants aim to support youth literacy programs in the communities Dollar General serves. Missouri recipients are listed below, and a comprehensive list of grant recipients may be...Read More
DeAnne Stidham and Mark Stidham, founders of multi-level marketing scheme LuLaRoe, from the documentary Lularich. Courtesy of Amazon Prime Video hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Amazon Prime Video DeAnne Stidham and Mark Stidham, founders of multi-level marketing scheme LuLaRoe, from the documentary Lularich. Courtesy of Amazon Prime Video Sam interviews women’s work and economic...Read More
A coal-burning power plant can be seen behind a factory in the city of Baotou, in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, October 31, 2010. REUTERS/David Gray//File Photo Oct 8 (Reuters) – China ordered miners in Inner Mongolia to ramp up coal production and oil prices jumped on Friday as a record surge in the cost...Read More
Oct 9th 2021 FOR A DECADE after the financial crisis the world economy’s problem was a lack of spending. Worried households paid down their debts, governments imposed austerity and wary firms held back investment, especially in physical capacity, while hiring from a seemingly infinite pool of workers. Now spending has come roaring back, as governments...Read More
Was a paltry increase in U.S. hiring in August just a speed bump or a sign of bigger problems with the economy? We might be about to find out. Wall Street expects the Labor Department’s employment report for September, due Friday, to show that hiring more than doubled to a half-million new jobs. Yet a...Read More
Oct 9th 2021 FORTY YEARS ago Antoine van Agtmael of the International Finance Corporation pitched the idea of a “Third World Equity Fund” to sceptical fund managers, and the concept of emerging markets entered global investing. The aim had been to offer diversified exposure to fast-growing countries outside the rich world. Since then emerging and...Read More
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