Economy

Climate change is increasing the risk of extreme weather events for Australian households. Floods and bushfires are becoming more likely and severe. As a result, household insurance costs are soaring—tripling in some cases. High-risk areas […]

New Zealand is highly reliant on trade—particularly on maritime routes, which are lifelines for exports and imports. Key sectors such as agriculture, construction, and wholesale and retail trade depend heavily on this global network.This post […]

Super-spy James Bond is a prime example of ‘regressive nostalgia’, highlighting how certain consumer groups cling to idealized past versions of brands and resist attempts to move with the times, a new study reveals.This post […]

Over the last several years, Roomba, a brand of robotic vacuum cleaners made by the company iRobot, has grown to control 20% of the vacuum market overall, gaining ground on long-time legacy brands like Hoover, […]

Ken Murphy, CEO of the British multinational supermarket chain Tesco, recently said at a conference that Tesco “could use Clubcard data to nudge customers towards healthier choices”.This post was originally published on this site

A Queensland University of Technology (QUT) study of the US credit default swap (CDS) market’s response to green innovation in the form of green patents found that firms with more green patents had lower borrowing […]

Employers’ lack of understanding is limiting employment opportunities for job seekers with learning disabilities, a new study has found.This post was originally published on this site

In 2014, Whitney Wolfe Herd left her job at the dating app Tinder, where she experienced workplace sexism, to found her own dating app, one oriented toward empowering women in the dating process. This year, […]

Researchers from University of New Hampshire, Singapore Management University, and University at Buffalo have published a new study that examines how anatomical depiction in advertisements can boost consumer confidence in product performance and increase perceptions […]

Competence requirements in the workplace are growing at a tremendous pace as technology advances and remote work is becoming increasingly normalized. Work-related formal training, too, increasingly takes place on online platforms. However, online courses completed […]