South Korean photographer Sang-kyu Gil has visited the Philippines around 10 times. Drawn by the beautiful scenery and affordable prices, the 42-year-old usually spends seven to 10 days in the country. That costs him around $400 — less than half the amount he expects to spend on a similar trip within his home country. His
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‘Het is goed dat het CPB waarschuwt voor de onzekere economische situatie door de oorlog in Oekraïne. Er is namelijk een serieus risico dat we de economische gevaren van de oorlog in Oekraïne flink onderschatten. We zitten in een energie- en grondstoffencrisis die versterkt wordt door problemen in de logistieke ketens’. Dat zeggen MKB-Nederland en
People walk by a Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT billboard in Times Square on Jan. 25, 2022. Noam Galai | Getty Images Sales of nonfungible tokens jumped to more than $17 billion in 2021, according to a new report from NFT data company Nonfungible.com. The study, developed with BNP Paribas-owned research firm L’Atelier, said trading
Last spring the Spanish government named an external tax reform committee to review environmental taxation, corporate tax, taxation of the digital economy, and harmonization of regional tax policies. The austerity policy plans tax hikes to close the 6.8 percentage point gap between Spain’s tax revenue and the Eurozone average as a percentage of Gross Domestic
High gas prices are displayed at a Shell station on March 7, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images Consumers hoping to switch to an all-electric or more fuel-efficient vehicle, while Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushes gas prices to record highs, will largely be out of luck. A
This year’s state legislative sessions have been characterized by a focus on tax policy, with five states already enacting significant individual or corporate income tax reform. Lawmakers in Georgia aren’t interested in being left behind. While HB 1437 was previously a placeholder bill, the sponsors have now shared their plan to consolidate Georgia’s six individual
In this article SBUX The Starbucks Workers United hub in Buffalo on November 16, 2021. Libby March | The Washington Post | Getty Images Three more Starbucks locations in the Buffalo, New York, area have voted in support of unionizing, dealing yet another blow to the coffee giant as more of its workers organize. The
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, Feb. 28, 2022. Source: NYSE Stock futures were little changed in overnight trading Wednesday after the major indexes posted sharp gains as commodity prices cooled. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped about 20 points. S&P 500 futures were near flat and Nasdaq 100 futures added 0.1%.
Exterior view of a Walmart store on August 23, 2020 in North Bergen, New Jersey. Walmart saw its profits jump in latest quarter as e-commerce sales surged during the coronavirus pandemic. VIEW press | Corbis News | Getty Images A federal judge has ordered Walmart to immediately rehire a woman with Down syndrome and give
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred answers questions during an MLB owner’s meeting at the Waldorf Astoria on February 10, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. Manfred addressed the ongoing lockout of players, which owners put in place after the league’s collective bargaining agreement ended on December 1, 2021. Julio Aguilar | Getty Images Sport | Getty
Adidas CEO Kasper Rorsted told CNBC on Wednesday that it’s too soon to know when the company will restart business operations in Russia. “I think this is premature. The war has been going on for two weeks, and at this stage we’re taking the right decision at this moment. … I think it’s very difficult
Anchiy | E+ | Getty Images Lawmakers are considering a proposal to let 401(k) plans include annuities as a “default” investment option. Under a bill in the House, as much as 50% of a participant’s contribution could be put in an annuity, under certain circumstances. The idea, said supporters of the provision, is to help