RTO mandates are backfiring. People thrive in workplaces that place trust and respect above being … [+] monitored. getty As 2024 draws to a close, a critical question regarding the future of work looms large: are return-to-office mandates truly in the best interests of businesses and their employees? While some CEOs frequently cite the need […]
US President-elect Donald Trump has said he wants to end daylight saving time (DST), arguing it is “inconvenient” and “very costly” to Americans. In a post on his platform Truth Social, Trump said DST had “a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t” and that his Republican party would work to end it. DST is the […]
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Sovereign bonds myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The World Bank will underwrite a loan for Ivory Coast to replace costly bonds less than a year after the world’s biggest cocoa producer paid high rates to tap markets, as African countries struggle to […]
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. getty In the housing market, there’s good news regarding mortage rates and bad news regarding home maintenance. The good news: mortgage payments are now lower than rent in at least 22 U.S. metro areas. Zillow Senior Economist Orphe Divounguy tells me that monthly mortgage payments […]
Getty Images Coldplay is set to perform three shows in Mumbai in January If you were in India and had 900,000 rupees ($10,800; £8,000), what would you buy? A car? A trip around the world? Diamond jewellery? Or a Coldplay concert ticket? The British rock band is set to perform three shows of their Music […]
