India posts 4.85 million new car sales in fiscal 2022 to top Japan for first time

Apr 16, 2023 22:15 pm UTC| Economy Business Life

Indias new car sales in fiscal 2022, which ended in March, soared 28.2 percent year-on-year to 4.85 million units, surpassing Japans 4.39 million new vehicle sales. It was the first time for India, which became the...

Is college stressing you out? It could be the way your courses are designed

Apr 14, 2023 14:18 pm UTC| Life

Stress is stopping students from enrolling in and staying in college. According to a recent survey of over 12,000 adults in the U.S., 63% of those 18 to 24 who had never attended college said emotional stress is one of...

Americans spend more time and money filing their taxes than residents of other countries — but there are some benefits to a complex tax code

Apr 14, 2023 14:18 pm UTC| Life Investing

Tax Day falls on April 18 in 2023. But if youre one of the 20%-25% of Americans who wait until the last minute to file, dont panic you still have time. The IRS estimates that the average taxpayer spends 13 hours to...

Fairtrade: study finds premium label does not always benefit workers on South African wine farms

Apr 14, 2023 14:12 pm UTC| Life

Wine was first produced in South Africa as far back as the mid-1600s by Dutch colonisers who sold it to passing ships. The industry developed further during the colonial and apartheid eras and wine became an important part...

Why is Tax Day on April 18 this year? And how did early spring become tax season, anyhow?

Apr 14, 2023 14:08 pm UTC| Life Investing

Mid-April has arrived. And along with the spring sunshine, that means the often dreaded civic duty of finishing off ones taxes. Its an arduous time for many, characterized by navigating increasingly confusing rules to...

The problem with cashless payments

Apr 14, 2023 14:08 pm UTC| Technology Insights & Views Life

Citizens living in the euro area make an average of 13 payments per week of all types. They circulate through a range of channels and by way of different media, including cash, payment cards, and online. Our means of...

Why arts degrees and other generalist programs are the future of Australian higher education

Apr 14, 2023 14:03 pm UTC| Life

This article is the first in our series on big ideas for the Universities Accord. The federal government is calling ideas to reshape and reimagine higher education, and set it up for the next decade and beyond. A review...