Merz at one year: a health reform nobody loves and an energy bill nobody wanted
Germany's coalition passes a landmark health insurance overhaul as the Iran war slashes growth forecasts. Who pays, and who benefits?…
Prices
Why things cost what they cost. The hidden forces - supply shocks, corporate decisions, government policy - that move the number on the price tag.
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Spending the kids' inheritance: How Australia's richest generation reshaped the economy
Baby boomers own half of Australia's wealth and are spending it on travel, property gifts, and cruises - leaving younger generations to navigate a rigged market.…
The car payment that could cost you $2.5 million
Description: America's average new car payment just hit $800 a month - and the math on what that money could become instead is genuinely staggering.…
Warren Buffett says the stock market has turned into a casino
Warren Buffett calls today's market the most gambling-crazed he has seen in 60 years - and explains why nearly $400 billion in cash stays on the sideline.…
Amazon moved its biggest shopping day of the year - here's who pays for it
Amazon confirmed Prime Day 2026 for June, shifting billions in retail spending a month earlier. Tariffs, quarterly targets, and seller costs explain the real story.…
Tegut is being carved up - and Germany's grocery giants are feasting
Rewe signs a deal for 40 Tegut stores as Migros exits Germany after €600 million in losses, deepening an already tight grocery oligopoly.…
How the dinosaur fossil market became a game for sovereign wealth funds
Prices for dinosaur fossils have exploded, turning ancient bones into a new ultra-luxury asset class — and pricing out the museums that need them most.…
The woman who sets Europe's interest rates says 2026 looks a lot like 1929
Christine Lagarde on why energy vulnerability, fragmentation, and AI make Europe's economic moment the most dangerous in decades.…
The chokepoint that could decide Europe's economic fate
Europe's central bank chief has a message for governments: the worst mistake you can make right now is spend your way out of this energy shock.…
The tax break that built Australia's housing crisis - and what comes next
Australia is about to change the capital gains tax discount that has shaped its housing market for 25 years. Here is what it costs, who benefits, and what it really does.…
The FTC just let a $848 million breakroom takeover happen - with strings
The US regulator cleared the merger of the two biggest micromarket kiosk providers but forced a divestiture to keep office food prices from rising.…
America's largest home builder just cleared its biggest glut since 2022
New construction inventory data reveals the U.S. housing market is quietly shifting - and a big builder's move west tells you where the money is going.…