From the start of the 2020s, American businesses have been formidable in maintaining and growing their profits. Despite a gantlet of challenges — a pandemic, tariffs, high inflation and wars in key commodity hubs — profits have leaped ahead. Corporate profits have reached a record share of the U.S. economy, data show. And a measure…
https://www.icij.org/investigations/cancer-calculus/merck-keytruda-cancer-drug-price/ OVERVIEW How Merck turned its wonder drug into a blockbuster — and priced out cancer patients worldwide Apr 13, 2026 https://www.icij.org/investigations/cancer-calculus/cancer-drug-counterfeits-keytruda-immunotherapy/ COUNTERFEITS Counterfeiters cash in on the world’s bestselling cancer drug Apr 13, 2026 https://www.icij.org/investigations/cancer-calculus/cancer-patients-legal-battle-keytruda-lifesaving-drug/ INSURERS ‘They deny the medication that is keeping you alive’: Patients wage grueling legal battles for lifesaving cancer drug…
The price of regular gasoline in the United States jumped 25 percent from February to March, the highest monthly percentage increase on record, according to data from the Energy Information Administration. The surge highlighted how quickly the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, now in its sixth week, has echoed through daily life across the world. The…
Shorouk Express Economy Materials 16 November 2025 04:07 (UTC +04:00) Photo: Croatian Bureau of Statistics Consumer prices in Croatia rose 3.6 percent year-on-year in October 2025, driven by higher costs in housing, utilities, and food. Monthly prices also increased by 0.6 percent, while the harmonised index of consumer prices showed a 4.0 percent…
Shorouk Express The cancellation of high-speed Avlo train services between Spain’s two major cities has resulted in ticket prices rising dramatically in recent weeks, in some cases by as much as 60 percent. The suspension of a low-cost train service between Madrid and Barcelona has caused ticket prices to surge by up to 40 percent…
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Shorouk Express Economy Materials 11 September 2025 04:27 (UTC +04:00) U.S. natural gas prices are expected to edge higher in the coming months as winter demand and strong LNG exports drive faster-than-normal withdrawals from storage, according to the latest outlook from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Access to paid information is…
Shorouk Express Economy Materials 6 September 2025 19:36 (UTC +04:00) European gas prices softened in July 2025, with the Dutch TTF spot averaging $11.47 per million British thermal units (MMBtu), down 7% month-on-month but 12% higher than a year earlier, according to the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF). Access to paid information…
Shorouk Express Economy Materials 14 August 2025 02:30 (UTC +04:00) The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has revised its forecast for natural gas prices, projecting a gradual increase through 2026 despite prices remaining lower than previously expected. Access to paid information is limited If You already have a account, please log…
Shorouk Express Explained: How lower interest rate pushes up inflation This encourages people to spend and so increases the rate of inflation. Jane Dalton7 August 2025 14:25 Blow for Reeves as Bank predicts Christmas dinner misery for millions There is no such thing as a free lunch, or, in this case, a free Christmas dinner….
