Pandemic

What does the data show? The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Home Price Index showed national home price growth slowing through December, with the U.S. National Index rising 1.3% year over year, down slightly from 1.4% in November. At 1.3%, 2025 home price growth represents a clear downshift from the post-pandemic pace…

Tuesday 24 February 2026 5:25 am  |   Updated:  Tuesday 24 February 2026 11:02 am Brits have unveiled their top financial resolutions The era of historically cheap money is ending, forcing a potentially permanent adjustment to higher equilibrium interest rates that will challenge financial markets and government finances built on past…

When an ibuprofen dance challenge went viral on the Chinese social media platform Douyin in late 2022 during the Covid-19 pandemic, shares of the country’s leading ibuprofen maker surged more than 200 per cent in two weeks. Now profits at Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical are plunging, and it is not alone,…

Of late, no one has furthered the cause of flowers like The Bear actor Jeremy Allen White. Unlike his character Carmen Berzatto— an intense head chef who looks ready to snap—White’s off-screen weekly sightings have him carrying giant arrays of flowers, like a satyr getting his woodland home ready for…

By Prince Adeyemi Shonibare A PRESIDENT FOR HARD TIMES Muhammadu Buhari governed Nigeria during one of the most difficult periods in its post-independence history — marked by economic recession, collapsing oil prices, rising insecurity, institutional decay, and a global pandemic. He inherited a nation under severe strain. Yet, through discipline,…

The landscape for small business owners in California just shifted significantly, as the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has suspended over 111,620 borrowers due to suspected fraudulent activities connected to pandemic-era loans. As small businesses continue to navigate a post-pandemic economy, this announcement could have profound implications for legitimate borrowers…

Opinion - Market Report Hartford        HVS February, 20 2026 HVS Report - Room Supply Constraints Limiting Convention Growth in Hartford - By Jimmy Radwan - Image Credit Unsplash    Hartford’s hotel market has demonstrated strong performance, with occupancy and ADR exceeding pre-pandemic levels. However, a significant decline in hotel room…

Component shortages and price hikes could nix the chances of major gaming hardware updates – but after years of diminishing returns, could a respite be welcome? Five years ago, when the COVID-19 pandemic severely disrupted high-tech supply chains around the globe, gaming hardware was one of the sectors that felt…

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Etsy is selling Depop, a secondhand clothing app popular with Gen Z and millennials, to eBay for $1.2 billion in cash, the company announced on Wednesday. Etsy says the deal will allow it to focus on its own marketplace. The deal comes nearly five years after Etsy acquired Depop for…