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Tag: Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates)
Housing Crisis Grips Ireland a Decade After Property Bubble Burst
A housing shortage has made Dublin one of the world’s most expensive cities to rent in. Homelessness is up sharply, while homeownership has fallen.
OPEC and Russia Seek to Support the Price of Oil
Oil ministers meeting this coming week are expected to continue an agreement to reduce production.
The Oil Market Shows It Can Take a Punch
The Persian Gulf crisis has not ignited a major price spike, thanks to growing oil production in the U.S. and a slowing in overall demand.
Bribes and Backdoor Deals Help Foreign Firms Sell to China’s Hospitals
G.E., Siemens and others have prospered in a country where corruption pervades the market for medical equipment, according to a New York Times investigation. China’s 1.4 billion people pay the price.
U.S. Risks Roiling Oil Markets in Trying to Tighten Sanctions
Oil purchases by China and India are undermining United States sanctions on Iran and Venezuela, but halting them could come at a cost.
Erdogan Tries to Ease the Pain of Turkey’s Bad Economy. It’s Still Hurting.
The president is trying to keep prices down in an effort to maintain support before municipal elections vital to his party’s hold on power.
Is Zimbabwe’s President Showing His True Colors After Violent Protests?
Hopes that Emmerson Mnangagwa would govern with a lighter hand than his predecessor, Robert Mugabe, have been dashed by a crackdown on demonstrations.
Investors Are in Retreat, and the Poorest Countries Are Paying for It
As the Federal Reserve raises rates, global investors are pulling their money from emerging markets, damaging the world’s most vulnerable economies.
Oil Prices Plummet 7% on Fears of a Glut
Higher production than expected in Russia and the United States suggest that an OPEC deal to reduce supply might not do enough to stabilize prices.