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#economic-impact

A map has revealed how central London has been turned into a virtual train desert on the final morning of the Tube strikes. Just the Elizabeth line has been able to run through the West End Thameslink services are still open and able to whisk office workers into the City of London from the north and south of the capital.

Tube users have been urged to check before travelling this week as strikes by staff escalate, bringing services to an early finish on Sunday evening and closing the London Underground entirely for four days from Monday. The RMT union has batted back pleas to call off the industrial action, involving about 10,000 workers, as it attempts to secure a shorter working week as part of pay negotiations.

The 3.52-kilometre circuit will sit partially on the Unionville GO property and race past York University's Markham Campus. The track will feature 12 turns and a split pit road. "We have wineries 15 minutes away from here. We have venues and different things you wouldn't think Markham has and we hope guests get to see this in addition to the IndyRace and then tell other people about it," Yu said.

Peak population is coming for all of us. Sensible measures can respond to the strains imposed by smaller families, but cultural norms matter as much as policy outcomes. While Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was undoubtedly the main attraction at Jackson Hole, there were other weighty issues on the table. The role of men and societal values in declining fertility was among them. Nobel laureate Claudia Goldin told the Fed's conference in Wyoming that it's important not to overlook tradition when explaining low fertility.

This will result in more than 30,000 Alabama jobs and probably much more than that, and hundreds of millions of dollars of investment. And that's billions, because it can't be millions. It's billions and billions of dollars.

At issue was whether oil companies could be held liable for damage from future wildfires caused at least in part by climate change. The state Senate Judiciary Committee vote on the measure came just two days after a Louisiana jury held oil giant Chevron liable by for $744.6 million to restore damage to Louisiana's coastal wetlands. The case was the first of many pending against oil companies that have supposedly lied about whether their policies

In the early days of December 2024, Michelle Pierce, the owner of the recently opened indie bookstore Malibu Village Books, was finally starting to feel like her little shop was finding its footing. Opened the year before, the store had just launched a big book fair at a Malibu school, and was well into making inroads with other local institutions to collaborate on events.

FatFace confirmed it will be shuttering 23 stores in the United States and Canada due to economic uncertainty and increased costs that made the physical store model unviable.

The government has shot itself in the foot. It wants to help the steel industry, but acting in this way, giving just 24 hours' notice, has only increased our expenses.

The census serves as more than a headcount, playing a vital role in political representation and shaping various economic and market functions related to housing.

Federal and state programs have rightly prioritized reaching remote areas, building towers, and upgrading last-mile delivery. But access doesn't guarantee uptake.

The OBBBA created a deduction specifically for seniors: $6,000 for individuals over age 65 and $12,000 for qualifying couples, increasing the total deductions significantly.

In 2025, almost 300,000 Black women exited the labor force, indicating a strategic failure with long-term consequences for workforce equity and economic stability.

Long delays of three hours or more are now four times more common than they were 30 years ago, indicating a significant trend in flight delays.

"We were surprised because land subsidence is not like flooding or wildfires, which are much more visual and sudden. Land subsidence is a very slow problem."

In the most recent profiles, 39% of Weston's population works from home. In 2019, 15% of the town worked remotely.

Rachel Reeves faces another setback with a significant decline in company hiring plans, recorded at a historic low of 57 percent for the upcoming three months.

According to statistics from the IGEA, Australians invested $3.8bn in video games last year, illustrating the substantial economic contribution of the industry that includes both local and international developers.

The lower numbers, released last week, come alongside President Trump's escalating trade war that has frustrated travelers and a broader decline in international tourism to the U.S. The destination experienced an 11% year over year decline in visitation, seeing roughly 400,000 fewer visitors in June of 2025, when compared to June of 2024.

"Net migration may be reduced even further in 2026 before rebounding in 2027 and 2028," according to researchers who state the expected range of migration is between -525,000 and 115,000 for 2025.