Jeffrey Miron By now, everyone has heard that, in response to President Trump’s urging, Coca-Cola will soon introduce a version of Coke sweetened with US cane sugar rather than high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). What not everyone knows is that this product, commonly known as Mexican Coke, already exists and is what people outside the US think of as Coke. In ...
Senate Democrats have undergone a steady tonal shift on Israel, with a recent vote to block arms sales to the Jewish State giving a glimpse at the evolution on the Hill. More Democrats in the upper chamber than ever before voted alongside Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., to halt the $675 million sale of thousands of bombs and guidance kits for ...
Immersive dining brand Six by Nico has launched ‘Six by You’, a new community-first crowdfunding initiative giving loyal customers the chance to become co-owners of the business. The scheme, now live on Crowdcube, follows an early access phase in which more than 3,800 community members invested over £1.75 million in just five days. From today, the offer is open to ...
Virgin Media O2 has launched a £1 million talent fund to help charities, local authorities, small businesses and social enterprises train apprentices in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), aiming to break down the financial and structural barriers that prevent smaller organisations from investing in early careers talent. The scheme will allow eligible organisations to draw on Virgin Media O2’s ...
In a lengthy and beautifully crafted address on Independence Day, July 4, 1821, then-President John Quincy Adams delivered an extraordinarily detailed and learned lesson on the founding of America. It’s one that still deserves repeated and close reading — though much of it will simply not be understood by most Americans today, for it is dense in references to history no ...
Romina Boccia and Ivane Nachkebia I don’t know. It feels like we’re paying into this system that was designed for a completely different world. I mean, it was set up 90 years ago, and the way things are going now, it just doesn’t add up anymore. People are living longer, fewer workers are supporting more retirees, and the debt is skyrocketing. ...
The government should introduce an apprenticeship guarantee for all 16 to 24-year-olds to help young people into work as the UK labour market continues to cool, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Responding to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) labour market data, James Cockett, senior labour market economist at the CIPD, warned that rising ...
UK consumer spending rebounded in July as the “lipstick effect” and major entertainment events, including the Oasis reunion tour, encouraged shoppers to splash out on affordable luxuries, according to Barclays. The bank, which tracks 40% of UK card transactions, reported that sales increased 1.4% year-on-year last month, recovering from a 0.1% decline in June. The rise was driven by entertainment, ...
The government must act urgently to close the widening pensions gap between employees and self-employed workers or risk fuelling a future retirement crisis, the Social Market Foundation (SMF) has warned. In a new report commissioned by digital bank Monzo, the think tank said the self-employed are “at most risk” of inadequate retirement provision and should be given targeted, personalised prompts ...
The UK labour market showed further signs of cooling in the three months to June, with wage growth slowing, vacancies falling and payroll numbers declining, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Average weekly earnings, including bonuses, rose 4.6% in Q2, down from 5% in the previous three-month period and slightly below economists’ forecasts. Private ...