Landlords appear to be shrugging off the Government’s latest tax increases, according to fresh data suggesting that buy-to-let investors are now accounting for a larger share of property purchases than before the Chancellor’s recent reforms. The analysis, conducted by estate ...
One important difference between the Austrian and other schools of thought is the emphasis Austrians place upon purposeful human behavior. Consumption by individuals is not random, but rather purposeful action driven by subjective individual preferences. ...
Bitcoin has surged to a fresh record high, briefly breaking through the $106,000 (£83,700) mark, after President-elect Donald Trump hinted that his incoming administration may build a “strategic reserve” of the cryptocurrency, akin to the United States’ longstanding emergency oil ...
Royal Mail is set to pass out of British hands for the first time in its 500-year history, after ministers approved a £3.6bn sale to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, known in business circles as the “Czech sphinx”. The Government will ...
TalkTalk is set to cut hundreds of jobs in a sweeping effort to slash costs by £120m, as the debt-burdened broadband provider embarks on a radical restructure to restore its financial health. In an update to investors last week, the ...
Young workers twice as likely to take mental health leave as new UK research reveals scale of crisis
A surge in mental health-related absences among Britain’s youngest workers has underscored the urgent need for employers to rethink their approach to employee wellbeing. Fresh research from Unmind, a leading workplace mental health solutions provider, reveals that 30% of British ...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s planned inheritance tax overhaul on family businesses and agricultural land risks backfiring by leaving the Exchequer £1bn worse off than if no changes were made, according to new economic analysis. A report by CBI Economics suggests that ...
SEOUL – South Korea’s Constitutional Court will begin on Monday reviewing the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his Dec. 3 martial law attempt, while investigators said they plan to question him this week. All six current justices of the court will attend ...
Austrian economics today needs critics. It doesn‘t need the critics (like Paul Krugman) who cannot give valid and accurate criticisms, but rather people who actually understand the concepts upon which Austrian thinking is built provide a real challenge. ...
Even though DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) has taken a beating in some state legislatures, it still has a corrupting influence, especially in higher education. As Murray Rothbard pointed out, egalitarians are “at war with nature.” ...