Nearly every metric for measuring economic prosperity backs President Joe Biden’s proclamation in his State of the Union address in early March that “the state of our union is strong and getting stronger.” As the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Stock Market raced toward all-time highs, Biden posted on X in mid-February, “The stock market…
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email A traveller was willing to swap seats on a plane for a woman to sit near her husband, until she discovered exactly which seat she would be ending up in. In a recent Reddit post shared…
As some Canadian lenders expect central banks, such as the Bank of Canada, to lower influential interest rates in 2024, borrowers can expect a late Christmas present with lower rates on certain types of mortgages. Rates of less than five per cent on specific types of fixed mortgages are on offer — the lowest Canadians looking to finance…
Bangkok/Yangon – For Aung Thet, a successful entrepreneur in Yangon, running a business under Myanmar’s military regime feels like “riding a rollercoaster”. The Southeast Asian country’s economy has been brought to its knees by the conflict triggered by the military’s power grab two years ago. Foreign investors have headed for the exits and the generals…
