18+ hour, 39+ min ago   (549+ words) The European Union’s employment rate rose to 76.4% in the second quarter of 2026, while 24 million people still had an unmet need for work. Eurostat’s latest figures show why a higher share of people in jobs can coexist with considerable unused labor…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (633+ words) Swedish household data point to a source of differences in wealth accumulation that is easy to overlook: how people weigh spending today against spending later. A study published in the Journal of Finance estimates that attitudes toward time vary more…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (823+ words) A tax balance you can’t pay has a way of feeling like a locked door. The IRS projects an image of unlimited power, and the DC Office of Tax and Revenue has enforcement tools that reach beyond your bank account…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (900+ words) People from lower social classes were less likely to negotiate workplace rewards in research involving 11,344 participants. In a separate hiring experiment within the project, a salary request also brought a larger penalty in perceived cooperativeness when the applicant was presented…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (547+ words) Businesses declared €38.8 billion in European Union value-added tax through the bloc’s three e-commerce one-stop-shop systems in 2025, a 17% increase from the previous year, according to a European Commission report published on Monday. The total rose by €5.7 billion from €33.1 billion in 2024. It…...

3+ week, 19+ hour ago   (1039+ words) A business can report a profit and still miss payroll or a supplier payment. Profit records revenue and expenses for an accounting period, while bills must be settled with cash. Long customer payment terms, unsold stock and rapid growth can…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (858+ words) Airlines are relying on leased spare engines as maintenance delays keep more of their own equipment in workshops. An industry report estimated that extending an engine-overhaul turnaround time from an assumed 60 days to 90 days could add $2.6 billion in costs, partly…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1003+ words) ESG downgrades were associated with weaker share-price performance than upgrades in a study of more than 6,000 rating changes at S&P 500 companies. The gap became wider when the surrounding flow of ESG news was unusually positive, suggesting that disappointment matters…...