Scientists have studied the need to sleep for decades. The primary theory is that the body and mind “recharge” while people are sleeping. Another question is how much sleep people need. That appears to vary by age. According to WebMD, infants need between 13 and 17 hours. People over 65 need 7 to 8 hours. The amount of time people […]

College attendance is expensive. The average price to attend a four-year college is $35,331. That includes tuition, room and board. In general, students who go to college in the states where they live can get lower costs at public universities, while private universities cost more. The question of whether high school graduates should go to college has become more difficult […]

Indian customers will have wider travel options as airlines introduce new flights from the end of March. While Malaysian Airlines and Turkish Airlines are resuming passenger flights to India after a gap of two years, Air France-KLM and Lufthansa Group will scale up their existing service in a graded manner in the summer schedule. Emirates, the largest foreign airline operating […]

OPINION: Let’s give National the benefit of the doubt about the revenue cost of its proposal to lift income tax rate thresholds back to where they were four years ago in inflation-adjusted terms. At $1.7 billion it would represent less than 1 per cent of household consumption expenditure. When consumer price inflation is running at nearly 6 per cent a […]

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Capital-hungry smaller Chinese startups are vying for speedy offshore listings by merging with blank-check firms at a time when Beijing’s tighter scrutiny has slowed capital raising via overseas IPOs, company executives and bankers said.People look at the skyline of the Central Business District in Beijing, China, April 16, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/FilesAs a string of special purpose […]

“New Zealand Converts MIQ Hotels to Welcome Ukrainian Refugees” There’s a headline I’d like to see. While New Zealand is dealing with the effects of Covid-19, a human drama is happening in Ukraine and looks to be far from over. Russia’s fierce invasions and massive attacks are creating an unprecedented exodus of civilians in Poland, Romania, Hungary and Moldavia with […]

Walt Disney CEO Bob Chapek finally came out swinging against Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill, telling shareholders at the annual meeting today that the company had always opposed it but opted to work behind the scenes to try to influence lawmakers. That has appeared to be unsuccessful. “I understand our political approach, no matter how well intentioned, didn’t quite […]

Amazon and Meta Platforms are ramping up efforts in support of Ukraine, with Amazon’s measures including pulling the plug on Prime Video and shipments in Russia. The companies join a host of corporations who have taken steps to either leave Russia or stop doing business with the country in the wake of its invasion of neighboring Ukraine. (Discovery and WarnerMedia […]

New York (CNN Business)Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the West’s crackdown on Moscow has left the world economy exposed to an epic energy shock. “The uncertainty on how this conflict and oil shortages will be resolved is unprecedented,” Goldman Sachs strategists wrote in a note to clients. The developments have been relentless. On Tuesday the White House announced a ban […]