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Golf
‘Billionaires’ playgrounds’: the $1mn fees upending Florida’s golf clubs
...While club membership fees have doubled across the US in the past decade, almost half of that growth has taken place since 2020, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics....
April 10, 2024
Australian politics
Australia increases defence spending by $32bn in response to China build-up
...Sam Roggeveen, director of the Lowy Institute think-tank’s International Security Program, said there was a significant risk of cost overruns and delays related to Aukus and other large projects towards...
April 17, 2024
FT Live
Managing Operational Risk in M&A Transactions
Examining the value of business licensing and property tax in the deal cycle
Thursday, 20 JuneDigital Conference
News updates from April 10: US inflation rises faster than expected; KPMG fined $25mn in cheating scandal
US inflation rises faster than expected to 3.5%
...The Bureau of Labor Statistics also said on Wednesday that core inflation, which excludes changes in food and energy costs, remained at 3.8 per cent....
April 10, 2024
Employment
Wobbly jobs data leaves central bankers on shaky ground
...The BLS said such a move would add substantially to costs....
April 1, 2024
News in-depthAustralia
Australian strikes hit 8-year high as unions make up for ‘lost time’
...BHP has criticised the reforms, which it said would add A$1.3bn to the miner’s annual costs....
February 7, 2024
Corporate earnings and results
US companies are still *very* profitable
...High profit margins should nevertheless be consistent with continued disinflation, as lower input and labor costs and shrinking scarcity effects will likely continue to push inflation down in 2024....
March 5, 2024
FT Live
The Global Boardroom: 8th Edition
FT journalists in conversation with leaders in business and government
Wednesday, 4 DecemberDigital Conference
Global Economy
Two paths for profits
...Unit labor costs are being tempered by a pickup in productivity in the US....
March 15, 2024
Unions
VW workers in Tennessee vote to join union in win for US labour movement
...lured foreign automakers’ US manufacturing operations to states including Tennessee and Alabama with generous tax breaks and promises that they are inhospitable to unions that typically drive up labour costs...
April 20, 2024
Special ReportBusiness School Sustainable Education
Business school teaching case study: is private equity responsible for child labour violations?
...The Department of Labor has one occupational safety officer for every 70,000 US workers....
February 6, 2024
US inflation
US inflation outstrips forecasts with rise to 3.4% for December
...Core CPI, which excludes food and energy costs, was 3.9 per cent for the year to December, slightly lower than the 4 per cent figure for November, according to the data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics...
January 11, 2024
Eurozone inflation
Is eurozone inflation still falling?
...Markets are now pricing in a September reduction in borrowing costs, with the possibility of one more quarter-point cut in the remainder of 2024....
April 28, 2024
Japanese economy
Declining population: the cause of, and (possible) solution to, all of Japan’s deflationary woes
...Moreover, anecdotal information from firms -- which is gathered through the Bank’s Head Office and branches -- suggests that a wide range of firms have maintained their stance of raising wages …cost increases...
March 27, 2024
News updates from January 11: US inflation edges up more than expected, Chesapeake and Southwestern to combine in $7.4bn deal
US headline inflation edges up more than expected in December
...Consumer prices rose by 3.4 per cent, according to figures published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday, compared with an annual rate of 3.1 per cent in November....
January 11, 2024
FirstFT
FirstFT: US investors consider their TikTok options
...And here’s what I’m keeping tabs on today and over the weekend: Economic data: The US Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics releases monthly import and export statistics and the University of Michigan...
March 15, 2024
Boeing Co
Boeing burns through $4bn in first quarter after door plug blowout
...“This will cost us six months,” Calhoun said in an interview with CNBC, noting that while Boeing would still meet the cash flow target, the timing would be pushed back....
April 24, 2024
FT Live
Future of Asset Management Europe
New fund firm models for Europe's resurgence
Tuesday, 12 NovemberLondon, UK
Australia
Australia tightens ‘hit and miss’ merger rules amid fears of reduced competition
...Peter McDonald, a partner at law firm Allen & Overy, said reforms would increase the cost of completing mergers for larger companies and raise the risk of tougher regulatory intervention....
April 10, 2024
Unions
Dartmouth basketball team votes to become first US college athlete union
...Players said they hoped unionising would force Dartmouth to grant them health insurance to cover the cost of treating injuries. “Dartmouth seems to be stuck in the past....
March 5, 2024
US inflation
Markets slash bets on rate cuts after US inflation rises to 3.5%
...The Bureau of Labor Statistics said that core inflation, which excludes changes in food and energy costs, remained at 3.8 per cent, the same rate as February....
April 10, 2024
US employment
US jobs figures beat forecasts but downgrades complicate outlook
...In Friday’s release, the Bureau of Labor Statistics downgraded the new jobs total for January from a blockbuster initial reading of 353,000 to 229,000....
March 8, 2024
News in-depthShrinkflation
‘Shrinkflation’ is coming for your Easter egg
...A shrinkflation report published in December by Casey’s office pointed to Bureau of Labor Statistics figures showing snacks, candy and chewing gum, and ice cream were among the food categories most affected...
March 29, 2024
US inflation
US inflation rise to 3.2% highlights ‘last mile’ challenge for Fed
...The consumer price index figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed core inflation, which excludes changes in food and energy costs, at 3.8 per cent compared with 3.9 per cent in January....
March 12, 2024
Global InsightNic Fildes
Why the left stumbled in Australia and New Zealand
...“Labor is completely adrift of its base,” Kenny said....
October 20, 2023
Leo Lewis
Oodles of noodles: how a global favourite became an economic red flag
...to cut costs, no longer provides enough food to sustain an adult....
March 14, 2024
Energy Source
Rising petrol prices create fresh headache for Biden Premium content
...Monthly inflation statistics released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics yesterday showed the seasonally adjusted gasoline index jumping 1.7 per cent in March, after a 3.8 per cent increase in February...
April 11, 2024
Commodities
Will the oil price rally continue?
...The headline inflation number from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday is forecast to be 3.5 per cent for March, up from a rate of 3.2 per cent the previous month, according to a poll of economists...
April 7, 2024

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