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Travel industry must accept plus-size tourists ‘can and will travel,’ says expert

Plus-size tourists “can and will travel” and the travel industry needs to wake up to their needs, according to a study of TikTok posts.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Not all insecure work has to be a ‘bad job’: Research shows job design can make a big difference

Inflation has steadied and interest rates are finally coming down. But for many Australians, especially those in low-paid, insecure or precarious work, the cost-of-living crisis feels far from over.This article is brought to you by […]

Rethinking poverty: Comprehensive poverty measurement looks beyond traditional income-based metric

Although living standards have generally improved globally over the past three decades, stark and persistent inequalities remain—both between countries and within them, particularly between urban and rural areas. These gaps highlight where efforts to reduce […]

What students eat: I conducted a survey at a South African university’s cafes. The results are scary

University students have limited spending money and their schedules are packed. Many are adapting to new lifestyles on campus. Eating a healthy diet is crucial: a poor diet leads to reduced concentration, lower grades and […]

Calm in the storm: Study finds family firms are better at managing mergers

Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) between companies can cause significant upheaval, particularly for employees fearing restructuring and layoffs.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Family homesteads with tangled titles are contributing to rural America’s housing crisis

Imagine your parents leave you and your siblings a share of land that’s been in your family for generations. Several of your relatives already live on the land, and you’d like to do the same; […]

Waste pickers and vendors should be treated as workers, not small businesses: Labor lawyer

A new report from the International Labor Organization outlines a set of propositions on how countries should go about formalizing the informal economy. The report provides the basis for negotiations on the subject at the […]

British dads are going ‘on strike’ for better parental leave

UK campaign group The Dad Shift is staging a “dad strike” on June 11, to protest the poor paternity leave available to fathers in the UK. Fathers and other parents are being asked to “picket […]

You’re probably richer than you think because of the safety net, but you’d have more if you lived in Norway

How wealthy are you? Like most people, you would probably do some math before answering this question. You would add up the money in your bank accounts, the value of your investments and any equity […]

An AI analyst made 30 years of stock picks—and outperformed human investors by a ‘stunning’ degree

Using public information and making small tweaks, an alpha-seeking AI fund manager outperformed 93% of mutual fund managers by an average of 600%.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.