It was once the staple of any family utility room, ready to be deployed on a Sunday evening before the weekly return to school or the office. But Kiwi shoe polish, once a household name, is soon to be a ...
The government is effectively asking public sector workers to do their “civic duty” and accept real-terms pay cuts – a difficult pill to swallow when private sector workers are driving pay increases in the economy. Wages are climbing at close ...
Tesla Inc’s head of China, Tom Zhu, has taken over responsibilities for sales, service and deliveries in North America, Electrek website reported on Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Zhu’s official title remains vice president in charge of Asia/Pacific, ...
HONG KONG – As casinos in Macau begin new licenses to operate in the world’s biggest gambling hub on Jan. 1, the stakes are high on whether they will be able to successfully deliver on a government mandate to diversify ...
WASHINGTON – The World Bank is seeking to vastly expand its lending capacity to address climate change and other global crises and will negotiate with shareholders ahead of April meetings on proposals that include a capital increase and new lending tools, according to an “evolution roadmap” seen by Reuters on Monday. The ...
Authorities around the world are imposing or considering curbs on travellers from China as COVID-19 cases there surge following its relaxation of “zero-COVID” rules. China has rejected criticism of its COVID data. PLACES IMPOSING CURBS UNITED STATES The United States ...
BEIJING – China’s state media played down the severity on Tuesday of the COVID-19 wave surging over the country, with its scientists expected to give a briefing to the World Health Organization on the evolution of the virus later in the day. China’s abrupt U-turn on COVID controls on Dec. 7, as well ...
Money supply growth fell again in November, and this time it turned negative for the first time in 33 years. November’s drop continues a steep downward trend from the unprecedented highs experienced during much of the past two years. During ...
I first became aware of the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) after moving to Montana and was immediately intrigued by their work. The more I dug into PERC’s research, the more I realized they aligned with my worldview of ...
Modern progressive governance claims it has science on its side. Hayek’s Nobel speech put holes in that viewpoint. Original Article: “Hayek on the Difference between Science and Scientism” This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. ...