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Marc Miller
Politics

‘It’s time to rein it in’: Canada cuts foreign college students amid record immigration rates, citing housing, cost-of-living crisis

By Rob Gillies and The Associated Press
January 23, 2024
Swiss chocolate maker Lindt’s record sales growth comes with a bitter twist—the customer swallowed much of the added costs
Retail

Swiss chocolate maker Lindt’s record sales growth comes with a bitter twist—the customer swallowed much of the added costs

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January 16, 2024
Britain’s ‘Warren Buffett’ dumps his shares in beauty brand Estée Lauder for its biggest rival after bungled China reopening
Retail

Britain’s ‘Warren Buffett’ dumps his shares in beauty brand Estée Lauder for its biggest rival after bungled China reopening

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January 10, 2024
PepsiCo and a French supermarket giant are arguing over who dumped who first in ‘shrinkflation’ tussle
Retail

PepsiCo and a French supermarket giant are arguing over who dumped who first in ‘shrinkflation’ tussle

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January 9, 2024
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Finance

‘What planet does he live on?’ Bank boss sparks fury after saying it’s ‘not that difficult’ to buy a home in cost-of-living crisis-hit U.K.

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January 8, 2024
woman standing in front of a camera holding a pink sweater in hand
Retail

Gen Zers cashing in with side hustles on Depop and Vinted may soon have to declare their earnings to the U.K. taxman

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January 2, 2024
woman looking closely at a product in a glass jar at a store
Retail

A ‘skimpflation’ plague took over supermarkets in 2023 with consumers saying products are smaller and sometimes worse quality for the same price—if not more

By
December 29, 2023
a person sitting at a pub counter and holding a glass of beer
Retail

It wasn’t just you: Beer brands have had a challenging 2023 as well, from consumer boycotts and sobering volumes to ‘stolen’ breweries

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December 29, 2023
Young woman using credit card reader at coffee shop counter
Personal Finance

Americans feel happiness drain away as daily treats like coffee cost more and more. Here’s how to keep them from adding up

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December 12, 2023
a picture showing a busy street in the city of London
Finance

Britain’s snail-pace growth has set U.K. households back by $10,500 as peers in France and Germany pull away

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December 4, 2023
‘Zoogler’-packed Zurich just overtook New York as the most expensive city in the world
Finance

‘Zoogler’-packed Zurich just overtook New York as the most expensive city in the world

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December 1, 2023
Ikea stores owner plans to spend $1.1 billion to cut prices next year in the latest sign of global deflation: ‘Ikea is made for crisis’
Retail

Ikea stores owner plans to spend $1.1 billion to cut prices next year in the latest sign of global deflation: ‘Ikea is made for crisis’

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November 29, 2023
People outside a Marks & Spencer store
Retail

Self-checkout counters encourage shoplifting among middle-class Brits, Marks & Spencer chairman says

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November 21, 2023
Black Friday deals line the aisles as shoppers look for bargains
Retail

Black Friday discounts emerge as a crucial avenue for consumers to stretch their budgets—but analysts are split on whether 2023 will bring booming sales

By Prarthana Prakash and Ryan Hogg
November 17, 2023
Inflation means your grocery bill has skyrocketed ahead of Thanksgiving. Here’s how prices have changed—and why it’s so expensive
Finance

Inflation means your grocery bill has skyrocketed ahead of Thanksgiving. Here’s how prices have changed—and why it’s so expensive

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November 10, 2023

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