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The UK faces some significant belt-tightening following Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement, which announced spending reductions and tax rises of around £55 billion. Much research has been done into the best ways to do fiscal austerity in terms of reducing debt, avoiding economic damage and not exacerbating inequality. So how…

The latest UN climate change summit (COP27) concluded, once again, with a tussle over the place of fossil fuels in the global economy.

If every country used as many resources every year as NZ does, we’d need three planets; our throwaway economy is a big cause of our emissions. We have to do things differently.

Despite macro headwinds, U.S. retail sales increased month-over-month in October. With the economy showing resilience, the odds of the economy avoiding a deep recession are gradually rising. Although there’s a surge in optimism, caution remains. Therefore, investors looking for early retirement might buy quality dividend-paying stocks Microsoft (MSFT) and Cigna…

You can’t get the service these days because businesses are struggling to recruit the staff. Across London and a wide range of sectors that are vital to our economy — particularly those that relied heavily on EU workers — vacancy rates are sky-high.

Does hosting a World Cup boost your economy?

SMART Transportation Division, the union that represents rail conductors, voted against the deal.

The Biden administration has developed a mantra when talking about the economy.

Facing a surge in heating costs, Andrea Varga is desperately trying to sell the communist-era house she can no longer afford, but with Hungary's economy slowing and many facing the same predicament, there has been little interest.

The Conservatives’ popularity has crashed to its lowest point in 15 years as it battles a major lack of trust over its management of the economy, a new poll reveals.

VIRGIN Money presented a surprisingly healthy picture of the UK economy today, with chief executive David Duffy insisting the future may not be as dark as City experts predicts.