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The economics of $60-plus cigarettes
Australia's sky‑high cigarette taxes have slashed smoking rates - but they have also helped fuel a booming black market for illicit tobacco. Host Car…
15 hours ago
Safe havens
What’s the best refuge for investors in times of crisis? Traditional safe-haven assets, including gold and the yen, are faltering as the war in Iran …
1 week ago
Live podcast: The affordability gap
Hear Carmel Crimmins live from New York with A Starting Point's (ASP) Chris Evans and Mark Kassen as they examine the ways Gen Z has been hit by the …
2 weeks ago
Will Trump’s Iran war jumpstart the EV revolution?
The U.S. electric vehicle market was bracing for an “EV winter” after President Trump’s policies championed gas-powered cars. Then he went to war wit…
3 weeks ago
Adam Smith’s time to shine
The “father of capitalism” has some lessons for the global economy. Host Carmel Crimmins talks to European economics editor Mark John about why Adam …
4 weeks ago
The Gulf’s nightmare scenario
Gulf states are paying the price for the U.S. war in Iran. Iranian missile and drone strikes are upending their image as a safe haven in an unsafe re…
1 month ago
Iran: supply shock
President Donald Trump’s war in Iran risks a major blow to the global economy. Host Carmel Crimmins talks to U.S. economics editor Dan Burns and Euro…
1 month, 1 week ago
(Middle) power play: de-risking from America
Global trade is being rewritten as U.S. allies scramble to “de‑risk” from Washington. Reuters Editor-at-large for Finance and Markets, Mike Dolan, jo…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The big shrink
Will weight-loss drugs fuel the global economy, or give it indigestion? Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Michele Gershberg, global health editor and U.S…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Dating apps
They promise to help you find 'the one' but dating apps face a strange economic incentive: every successful match means losing two customers. This we…
2 months ago