A regional Cape Cod governing body has approved sending a petition to the State House to decide whether Barnstable County towns should have the power to enact a controversial transfer tax on home ...

Alan Kohler said the current tax system sent ‘a clear signal that capital income is preferred over labour income’. A controversial tax concession is prioritising capital wealth over the labour force ...

In 2025, billionaire wealth grew at a rate three times faster than the past five-year average, reaching its highest level in history at $18.3 trillion. This comes as one in four people don't regularly ...

President Trump's latest proposal concerns a cap on credit card interest rates, but I believe it is unfeasible. A 10% cap would eliminate U.S. cashback programs, restrict credit access for riskier ...

Workers are calling for Government action to tackle pay inequality, with a majority backing a 12-month commitment to introduce mandatory pay gap reporting, according to new research from People Like ...

Statistics South Africa’s latest Poverty Trends report covering the period from 2006 to 2023 reveals the scale of social devastation in South Africa, underscoring the failure of a capitalist system ...

Abstract: Inverse optimal control (IOC) is a problem of estimating a cost function based on the behaviors of an expert that behaves optimally with respect to the cost function. Although the ...

Proposed regulations in China would mean the end of flush handles on car doors, with precious little time to roll out the changes. Car door handles seem innocuous. Tesla’s electronic, retractable ones ...

It may be possible to fly with power banks up to 160 Wh on some airlines, but generally only with prior approval. You are not allowed to fly with power banks that exceed 160 Wh. The rules on this vary ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

Xi-led summit challenges current U.S.-led global order Xi hosted 20 leaders, including Russia's Putin and India's Modi China offers aid, AI cooperation to SCO initiative members TIANJIN, China, Sept 1 ...