Amid a cost-of-living crisis, Australians are earning up to $4000 a month in supplementary income through side hustles on online marketplaces such as Airtasker. Among them is Frank Hoyt, 40, a panel-beater by trade, who travels around Australia fixing hail-damaged cars. But as his day job slows he has turned to Airtasker, where he earns … Read more
Canada’s competition watchdog is scanning the skies for ways to improve the country’s air travel industry, studying whether new policies could attract more airlines to the sector and lower prices for passengers. The Competition Bureau on Monday launched its probe into the state of competition in Canada’s airline industry, which it noted in the terms … Read more
Two years and multiple housing laws since the Ford government promised to build 1.5 million new homes in a decade to solve Ontario’s housing crisis, key indicators suggest home construction is grinding to a trickle. The number of housing starts in the first half of 2024 has lagged behind the previous year, while June saw … Read more
Airplanes from United and JetBlue and Delta populate the taxiway at Laguardia Airport in the Queens borough of New York City. Bruce Bennett | Getty Images U.S. airlines are reducing their capacity through the end of the year in a bid to cool an oversupplied domestic market that has led to lower fares and reduced … Read more
Was it the Parisians who bluntly told travelers “do not come” to Paris during the Summer Games? Or did sky-high prices for hotel rooms, house rentals and event tickets turn travelers away? For a multitude of reasons, many people — including residents — avoided Paris in the build-up to the Olympic Games, despite prognostications … Read more
The White House is seen in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2024. Samuel Corum | AFP | Getty Images Given the enormity of the political upheaval we’ve seen recently, traders would be right to wonder how the markets and economy will perform in 2025 as a new administration takes over next January. If only there … Read more
A food delivery messenger is seen in Manhattan. Luiz C. Ribeiro | New York Daily News | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Food from the restaurant of your choosing, delivered right to your door — at what cost? Third-party food delivery is becoming the norm for American consumers, as delivery apps like Grubhub, DoorDash … Read more
Whether they are the result of climate change or just freaks of nature, disasters can be costly. The NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information estimate that weather and climate disasters in the U.S. did nearly $93 billion in damage last year. “There’s really no place in the country that doesn’t have risk,” said Jeremy Porter, … Read more
Wherever you stand on the issue of climate change, chances are you are already paying for it. Take the cost of homeowners insurance, up 27% nationwide since 2021, according to data compiled by online insurance marketplace Insurify. And in some states, it’s far worse, like Louisiana, where premiums are projected to rise 23% this year … Read more
Chancellor Rachel Reeves gives a speech at the Treasury on July 8, 2024 in London, England. Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves said Friday that the new Labour government would be the most pro-growth and pro-business the country has seen. Reeves told CNBC that it was … Read more
