You probably know eBay and know it as the place where you can sell the unwanted old things that litter your house, carport, or upper bedroom. Either way, in the long run eBay has become more than a place to sell your junk. Since eBay’s inception in 1995, just one year after Amazon, it...
Read MoreOverall, we expect CPI inflation to show around 4.7% in November 2021. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is meeting next week amid renewed uncertainty generated by the Omicron variant of Covid-19. At its last meeting, in October 2021, it noticed that with production below the pre-pandemic level, the recovery remains uneven and depends on...
Read MoreQ3 investments + 1.2% y / y, seasonally adjusted -2.6% qtr / qtr Investments by manufacturers + 0.9% year / year, non-manufacturers + 1.4% Ordinary profits + 35.1% year / year, sales + 4.6% TOKYO, Dec. 1 (Reuters) – Japanese companies increased spending on factories and equipment for the second consecutive quarter in July-September,...
Read MoreShould we be worried? Yes, but maybe not for the reasons you might think. First, what are hypersonic weapons? When people talk about hypersonic weapons today, they’re usually referring to two things: Jet missiles that fly at extreme speeds. These missiles travel very close to the earth’s surface. Most cruise missiles today do too,...
Read MoreUpdated: November 26, 2021 at 7:32 PM Hammered Tourism: Horseshoe Bay Beach (Photograph by Akil Simmons) The economy suffered the biggest contraction in living memory last year, according to the latest statistics revealed tonight. Bermuda’s Gross Domestic Product Report 2020 said the economy had contracted 6.9% in real terms as the Covid-19 pandemic and...
Read MorePosted 25 November 2021 The contribution of the crude oil and natural gas sector, which is a sub-sector of the mining and quarrying sector, to Nigeria’s gross domestic product increased from n 2.82 billion in the first quarter of 2021 to 2.55 tonnes in the third quarter, showing a 270 billion n or decrease...
Read MoreOSLO – The “methane tax”, part of the amended Build Back Better Act published by the House Rules Committee in the United States, could cost the oil and natural gas industry $ 1.3 billion in 2025 in a business-as-usual scenario, according to an analysis by Rystad Energy. shows. Although the latest bill relaxes some...
Read MoreOf Isaac anumihe, Abuja national The Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said yesterday that Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 4.03% (year-on-year) in real terms in the third quarter of 2021, showing sustained positive growth over the past four quarters since the recession observed in 2020. But in nominal terms, aggregate GDP stood at 45.11...
Read MoreBy Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Retail sales in the United States surged in October as Americans eagerly started holiday shopping early to avoid empty shelves amid shortages of some products due to the ongoing pandemic, giving the economy a boost at the start of the fourth quarter. The strong Commerce Department report on...
Read MoreBy Bethany Blankley, The Central Square Americans should expect to pay significantly more to heat their homes this winter, said U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. When asked in an interview on CNN on Sunday if energy costs were going to go up, she replied, “Yes, it will. It will be more expensive this year...
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