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The Dystopian Present – Fiat Has Made Us All Digit AddictsEveryone wants to make you an addict. Some people sell illicit drugs on the black market and want you to become addicted to them so they can profit from you. The dealers naturally…

For years, the feeling has been that rents are out of control. And that’s partly true, as median rents today are 21% higher than they were in 2019. But rents have started to decline slightly. Asking rents fell just 0.4% year-over-year…

Finally, data has emerged to support what most people have suspected about remote work: it's here to stay. An annual survey by the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics released in June showed that 35% of workers did some or all…

Prices of the most sought-after luxury watches on the secondary market fell again last month, extending a two-year decline as investors turned elsewhere after a pandemic-era rally failed. The Bloomberg Sabdial Watch Index, which tracks…

These ancient generals were elegant (AI image)I believe global central bankers are on the verge of making a mistake that will undermine growth. The generals are always fighting the last war, and central bankers will continue to fight the…

The UK car market has reached a significant milestone, with new car registrations exceeding one million in the first half of 2024, the first time this has happened since pre-pandemic 2019. This renaissance includes a significant…

By Julie Steenhuysen and Jennifer Rigby CHICAGO/LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists tracking the spread of bird flu are increasingly concerned that gaps in surveillance could leave them several steps behind a new pandemic, Reuters interviews…

Delta Airlines CEO Ed Bastian has endured many business challenges since joining the company 25 years ago—from bankruptcy and job cuts to the COVID-19 pandemic. The latter impacted him in a personal way, too. Bastians’s mother died in…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the Ministry of National Defense on the occasion of the 76th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Army in Pyongyang, North Korea in this picture released on…

liorpt/iStock via Getty Images Disruptions to shipping from the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea already are more damaging to the supply chain than the early COVID-19 pandemic, maritime advisory firm Sea-Intelligence said this week in an…