Why thousands of new home contracts are expected to be cancelled
At a time when the country is looking to increase new homes starts, one change could see a substantial number of contracts fall over before construction has begun. New data …
news.com.au
Can Japan avoid a Liz Truss-style shock as its PM embarks on a giant spending spree?
International investors are asking where Japan’s prime minister will find the ¥370tn (£1.7tn) of extra cash that she wants to invest in 17 industrial sectors by 2040. Such is the …
The Guardian
New Jersey governor signs law banning surveillance pricing to protect shoppers
New Jersey governor Mikie Sherrill recently signed a new law prohibiting businesses from using shoppers’ personal information to charge different prices for identical products, making her state the third in …
The Guardian
As clean energy investment faces headwinds, superannuation could help fill the funding gap
When Winnie Fu looks at her young son, she regularly thinks about his future. "I look at how the world is destabilising around us, I think we need to do …
ABC News Australia
Carney’s big talk means nothing if Nutrien chooses U.S. port over B.C.’s
John Turley-Ewart is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail, a regulatory compliance consultant and a Canadian banking historian. It’s a red flag for domestic and foreign investors. A …
The Globe and Mail
Trump Accounts Offer Free Money but 529s May Be a Better Fit
Most young children should have a Trump account. But that doesn’t mean families should prioritize saving in them. By Tara Siegel Bernard Tara Siegel Bernard opened 530A accounts for her …
The New York Times
DAVID MARCUS: Brave new world of prediction markets can make us all inside traders
When I was born in the 1970s, legal gambling was basically limited to Las Vegas, Atlantic City and horse racing. Then came Indian casinos, and finally, the floodgates opened with …
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Detroit developer proposes 'Freedom City' on Belle Isle amid debate over urban tax policy and migration trends
Rodney Lockwood, a Michigan developer and chairman of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, argues that high taxes and progressive policies are driving residents away …
America In Focus: New tariffs, soaring gas, mortgages and a down week for Wall Street
The economy, inflation and how those forces could impact the lives of Americans were front and center over the past week. Trips to the grocery store and gas station are …
AP News
‘California Never?’ Utopian city faces setbacks from industrial flight
Big dreams, sometimes stupid ones, comprise the heart of California’s identity. “California Forever,” a project to build a city for 400,000 people from the ground up on land between San …
New York Post
'NZ's going to eat Australia alive': What Australia can learn from our housing downturn
New Zealand is a few steps ahead of Australia in the housing cycle. We have already lived through the sharper end of the downturn, so there are clear lessons Australia …
Stuff.co.nz
Who is the Russian oligarch behind Aughinish owner Rusal?
Oleg Deripaska’s name is well-known to most Russians. One of the country’s most powerful businessmen, he began amassing his fortune in the final years of the Soviet Union. As the …
RTÉ