G7 finance ministers reached a historic deal on corporation tax at the weekend which will see all seven countries endorsing a minimum rate of 15 percent. The agreement comes after yet another case of a company paying zero tax that raised serious questi…
After the wholesale price of food initially slumped during the coronavirus pandemic, the global FAO Food Price Index has shown a steep increase since the fall. Most recently, food around the world was more than 27 percent pricier than the 2014-2016 ave…
Data shows that 16,000 Chinese and 7,000 Indian high net worth individuals moved out of their respective countries in 2019. The study by AfrAsia Bank covered only individuals with a net worth of $1 million to $9.9 million, who took up residency in a ne…
Security concerns and reports of possibly problematic ties to Chinese authorities notwithstanding, Zoom Video Communications has been a major beneficiary of the changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. As much of the world has been working from …
Carried by meme investors on (in)famous subreddit WallStreetBets, AMC Entertainment saw its share price nearly double on Wednesday before continuing its ascent in pre-market trading on Thursday. The latest jump marks the temporary culmination of a rall…
Incredibly, one third of Americans do not find the existence of alien life too incredible. In a 2019 survey by Gallup, 33 percent of U.S. adults said that they believed that alien spacecraft have been among some UFO sightings in the past. 60 percent of…
Recently we proclaimed 2021 to be ‘the year of the cryptocurrency’. It was four weeks ago (ages in crypto terms), and a whole raft of major currencies were fyling high, having been set on a dramatic upward course around the start of the year. Now thoug…
According to new research published in the Lancet, the number of smokers worldwide reached a new high of 1.1 billion in 2019. While the share of smokers among the world population has decreased quite dramatically, global population growth nevertheless …
A look at the RAC Foundation’s Transport Price Index immediately highlights the unsustainable course public transport in the UK is on. When it comes to cost for people looking to travel by rail, bus or coach, the price increases from 2021 to 2011 are f…
Papua New Guinea, Oman and the United States are still the only countries not offering new mothers some form of paid maternity leave. Family friendly policies are important as they enable parents to balance work and home commitments more effectively wh…