Milk price slide leaves dairy farmers on the brink

Milk prices have fallen so sharply amid a glut in supply that dairy farmers Kelly and Ed Seaton expect to lose money this year from the 200 pedigree Holstein...

World shares tumble as Iran war pushes crude prices over $110 a barrel

  World shares tumbled on Monday, with Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index plunging more than 5%, after oil prices spiked at nearly $120 a barrel, casting a shadow over economies...

Oil falls $1 on looming supply glut, hopes of Ukraine peace deal

Oil prices fell by more than $1 a barrel on Friday as investors weighed a looming global supply glut, while also keeping an eye on ‍a potential Ukraine peace...

Less selection, more prices

With summer in full swing in the United States, retail executives are sweating a different season. It’s less than 22 weeks before Christmas, a time when businesses that make...

Math matters

As a retired math teacher I am both amused and horrified by President Trump's math failure. He is going to reduce pharmaceutical prices by up to 1000%. If you...

Precious things

British inflation cools more than expected in February

British inflation slowed more than expected in February, bringing some relief to consumers ahead of a likely new pick-up in price growth and to finance minister Rachel Reeves before...

Global inflation

The prices of everyday basic foods are escalating across the world. More so, in developing countries like India and in the African continent. Prices of items like flour, sugar,...

Gold prices hit all-time high on Monday

Gold prices hit an all-time high on Monday as a slowing US inflation trend boosted expectations that the Federal Reserve could deliver its first interest rate cut soon, while...

Gold shatters record high again, continue to gain for third week

Gold prices climbed on Friday to hit a fresh record high, as multiple factors including US interest rate cut bets, speculative buying and central bank purchases kept bullion's record...