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National Australia Bank customers spent $46 million on overseas travel in May, eclipsing pre-pandemic levels.

Economists from a host of universities and think tanks have written to the Prime Minister dismissing his claims over pay hikes fuelling inflation

Worldwide, one person becomes forcibly displaced every three seconds. The thinktank the Institute for Economics and Peace estimates that the climate change crisis alone will account for 1.2 billion people having to migrate by 2050. That will only add to the major geopolitical shifts and conflicts that have led to…

Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON) has appointed Rob Dillard as its Chief Financial Officer, effective July 1, 2022. Dillard most recently served as the company's Chief Strategy Officer. He will be responsible for Sonoco's global finance functions. He succeeds Julie Albrecht, who previously announced plans to depart Sonoco on June 30, 2022. Related: Sonoco Products…

Airbus SE (OTC:EADSY) (OTC:EADSF) launched the first flight of its newest and largest narrowbody aircraft, the A321XLR, on Wednesday. The European planemaker aims to seek lucrative demand for long-range single-aisle jets, reported Reuters. The aircraft, MSN 11000, took off from Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport at 11:05 hrs CEST for a test flight that lasted approximately…

Paris Perspective looks at the state of peace in the world in 2022 on the occasion of the publication of the 16th Global Peace Index. Steve Killelea is the founder and executive chairman of the Institute for Economics and Peace, which publishes the Index.

Inflation surged at the fastest pace in over 40 years in May 2022, pushing the Federal Reserve toward a more aggressive pace of interest rate increases to slow it down. While there’s concern it could cause unemployment to spike, a little-known economics indicator suggests the Fed can do so without…

Other lives: Professor of economics who helped to democratise Warwick University

The Centre for Economics and Business Research estimated the planned rail and tube strikes will cause a hit of at least £91million to the UK economy, with London set to suffer the biggest output loss

Some people pointed out that the question was insensitive following an apparent rise in disordered eating amongst teenagers following Covid lockdowns

Calavo Growers Inc (NASDAQ:CVGW) has appointed Shawn Munsell as its Chief Financial Officer, effective June 20. Before joining Calavo, Munsell led the finance and accounting functions for Tyson Foods, Inc's (NYSE:TSN) chicken segment as SVP of Finance and Accounting.  He holds a bachelor's degree in economics with high honors from the University of Michigan and an…