The dour forecast contradicts more optimistic media spend outlooks by major agencies and higher GDP projections. Ebiquity China predicts e-commerce will prop up the overall cost of media by a mere +1.

Formula 1 still has the potential to “grow exponentially” in the United States, according to its new long-term broadcast partner Apple. Formula 1 announced Friday that it has signed a five-year deal ...

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage declined again this week, easing to just above its lowest level this year. The average long-term mortgage rate slipped to 6.27% from 6.3% last week, ...

Kindergarten vaccination rates in Hawaii continue to lag behind the national average, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While there was a slight ...

It is a favourite trick of politicians to promise economic growth to flatter their budget forecasts. Debt is only one-half of the debt-to-GDP ratio; increasing output can be as good as shrinking what ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. The religious exemption rate in Hawaii, meanwhile, ...

At 15 percent, Brazil’s monetary policy interest rate (called Selic) is one of the highest among major economies. Yet in 2024, bank credit grew by 11.5 percent and corporate bond issuance rose by 30 ...

Tariff fights, rising US debt, and policy volatility weigh on global expansion—even as AI investment fuels some resilience. This has been a turbulent year, marked by uncertainty over global economic ...

RZV holds many unprofitable small-cap companies, with only 1 out of its 10 holdings showing positive earnings in 2024. Dividend growth rate has been weak and volatile, with a CAGR of just 3.97% since ...

A worker installs a machine gun mount onto a Leopard 2A7 main battle tank at the KNDS heavy weapons factory in Kassel, Germany, on Aug. 01, 2025. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) PARIS — European defense ...

NAIROBI, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's economic growth is expected to rebound to a 6% rate this year, the International Monetary Fund said, citing improving agricultural production, record-high gold ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage ticked up for the second straight week following a string of declines that had brought down home borrowing costs to their lowest level in ...