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31+ min ago  (246+ words) The breakdown of this spending illustrates a shift in consumer behavior: The most discussed economic factor of the 2026 season is the global shortage of cocoa. For the third consecutive year, harvest yields in West Africa'the world's primary supplier'have fallen short…...

2+ hour, 36+ min ago  (1666+ words) Monday March 30, 2026 7:28 am ECONOMYNEXT " Sri Lanka's recent low inflation, and "deflation' in some 12 month period has been beneficial to the country allowing growth to recover, Central Bank Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe has said. "There would only be a problem regarding that…...

43+ min ago  (739+ words) Updated March 30, 2026 " 1:28pm,first published 12:52pm Anthony Albanese has set himself and the nation's mortgage holders on a collision course with the Reserve Bank. Monday's decision to halve fuel excise for three months gives 26 cents a litre relief to motorists, but those…...

49+ min ago  (1651+ words) I was the textbook definition of "blind effort." I was busy enough to hit the back of my head with my own heels, yet at the end of the year, I had nothing to show for it. I rewatched that…...

12+ hour, 11+ min ago  (1047+ words) - Foreign buyers are purchasing high-end homes under the new "golden visa" rules. - Four purchases have been approved since March 6, including for two properties in Auckland. - Agents report increased interest from US, European and Chinese buyers seeking safe and stable investments....

5+ hour, 21+ min ago  (1689+ words) Published on 03/29/2026 at 08:15 pm EDT - Modified on 03/29/2026 at 08:16 pm EDT By Dow Jones Newswires staff Below are the most important global events likely to affect FX and bond markets in the week starting March 30. U.S. jobs data and eurozone provisional inflation…...

4+ hour, 5+ min ago  (850+ words) The gains were not trivial. The share of people living on less than $2.15 a day fell from 36% in 1990 to 8.4% in 2019. Few episodes in modern history have delivered this scale of improvement in material welfare. READ |India GDP mis-estimation debate deserves…...

1+ hour, 36+ min ago  (82+ words) March 27, 2026 at 07:10 JST PARIS--The escalating conflict in the Middle East "has knocked the global economy "off a stronger growth path, the OECD warned on Thursday, as a near-halt in energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz threatens to push…...

3+ hour, 36+ min ago  (213+ words) Monday March 30, 2026 The price of broiler chicken has increased in urban chicken markets. Industry sources say that demand for chicken usually increases before Eid-ul-Fitr as consumers buy more chicken during this time. Broiler chicken farmers say they have suffered losses…...

4+ hour, 35+ min ago  (341+ words) South Korea insurers post 12.2 trillion won profit as earnings drop 14.5% - CHOSUNBIZ'Chosunbiz South Korea insurers post 12.2 trillion won profit as earnings drop 14.5% The Financial Supervisory Service said on the 30th that insurance companies last year (22 life insurers and 30 nonlife insurers) posted a…...