Business and Economy

In a Toronto neighbourhood, renters go up against big owners
Landlords, including a federal pension fund, are trying to push up rents by nearly 10 percent, aiming to push them out.
Published On 6 Dec 2023
Italy withdraws from China’s Belt and Road Initiative, reports say
Italy PM Giorgia Meloni opposed participating in plan viewed by many as Beijing’s attempt to buy political influence.
Published On 6 Dec 2023
Why did China’s state media make a sudden turn towards friendlier US ties?
Control over China’s media narrative seen in swift turn towards US friendship ahead of Biden-Xi meeting at APEC summit.
Published On 5 Dec 2023
Spotify announces another round of major job cuts
The move is part of a wider trend as tech companies seek savings amid a slower-than-expected economy.
Published On 4 Dec 2023

As wild snail numbers have steadily fallen, farms that specialise in breeding them have increasingly sprung up.

How did followers of Jainism, a faith that shuns attachment to material goods, come to boss the global diamond industry?

Israel’s war on Gaza has wiped out entire neighbourhoods and reduced businesses to rubble.

How Korean women are rejecting marriage while reimagining what family means in an increasingly lonely, ageing society.

Lula also takes over at a time of bitter internal divisions in the group, legacy of outgoing president Narendra Modi.

Opposition leader Kondwani Nankhumwa questions the secrecy of the deal and describes it as ‘an evil transaction’.

For weeks, Panama was shaken by its largest protest movement in decades as residents decried a mining contract.

US Treasury Department says Iran relies on brokers, front companies to finance proxies across region, including Hamas.

Observers say Somalia’s accession to the bloc comes with multiple opportunities but also multiple challenges.

Rising ocean temperatures, which in July set a new world record at 20.96C, make oysters more vulnerable to disease.

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