Ian Vásquez (Screenshot: Amazon.com) This fall marks both the 50th anniversary of economist Friedrich Hayek winning the Nobel Prize and the 80th anniversary of the publication of his book The Road to Serfdom in the United States. Below, I reproduce an article (roughly translated) that I published in Peru last week about Hayek’s classic book. Hayek had a huge influence ...
Marc Joffe As I’ve discussed in this space previously, state licensing requirements are contributing to the shortage of Certified Public Accountants (CPAs). Recently, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) proposed a licensing reform that promises to diminish the problem. But more radical change may be needed. Fewer aspiring accountants ...
For a year now, freeing the hostages taken by Hamas has been a top goal for Israel, but 101 still remain unaccounted for. Hope of a deal to get them homein the foreseeable future is waning quickly. Of the 240 people taken hostage from Israel by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, 117 have either been freed during temporary truces or ...
As a small business owner you’ve probably heard about SEO more times than you can count. But do you really know why it’s so important? It’s easy to brush off search engine optimisation as something only big companies or multinationals need. But let me tell you, SEO is a game changer—whether you run a local café, online store or niche ...
As we start the final month of the presidential campaign, the race appears to remain very close – much like every election of this century (except for Barack Obama’s first race in 2008). The latest Fox News national poll shows a two-point race in the national popular vote, with Vice President Kamala Harris slightly ahead of former President Trump 50-48 ...
Ryan Bourne Fifty years ago today, on October 9, 1974, Friedrich Hayek was awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. The prize committee recognized Hayek’s “pioneering work in the theory of money and economic fluctuations and … penetrating analysis of the interdependence of economic, social and institutional phenomena.” The prize would cement Hayek as one ...
We speak with Jamie Shaw, CEO of Shawton Energy, a leader in delivering large-scale commercial solar energy solutions to businesses across various sectors. With almost three decades of experience in the renewable energy industry, Shawton Energy has helped companies like DHL, Princes, and Hilton transition to greener, more sustainable energy solutions. Here Jamie discusses how Shawton Energy blends its family-values ...
eBay is set to ban the sale of e-bikes and their batteries by private individuals in the UK from 31 October, citing rising concerns over battery fires. From this date, only “eligible business sellers” will be permitted to list these items, though the company has not yet clarified the specific criteria for eligibility. E-bikes, which use battery-powered pedals, have become ...
Ministers are exploring plans to build a more cost-effective “HS2-light” railway line between Birmingham and Manchester, after the original high-speed rail project beyond Birmingham was scrapped. This new proposal, which aims to improve capacity while reducing costs, is being considered as part of a broader review of the country’s infrastructure needs. The “HS2-light” line would involve constructing a section between ...
Business confidence has dropped for the first time in a year amid growing concerns over potential tax increases in the upcoming budget. According to the latest business confidence monitor from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), confidence among businesses fell from 16.7 in the second quarter to 14.4 in the third quarter. The survey, which gathered ...