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Death of the High Street: The Towns With the Most High Street Closures In the UK

The UK high street has seen a string of closures in the past couple of years, with multiple stores and businesses forced to relocate or shut down locations, leaving thousands unemployed amid a cost-of-living crisis. From the BHS department store to the Dewhurst butcher shops or the iconic Woolworths, many stores, once household names in […] Read more

This is how much food a week’s pay can buy in each UK city

Over the past couple of years, household budgets across the United Kingdom have shrunk, with the cost-of-living crisis forcing Britons to spend more on food, rent, utilities, and other essentials. According to official statistics, food prices, in particular, have increased to record levels not seen in the past 45 years. Driven by a combination of […] Read more

The US states with the highest unemployment rates

Despite the challenges the US economy is facing this year, following the turmoil around the debt ceiling deal, the high interest rates, and the sudden collapse of high-profile regional banks, the country’s labor market has remained relatively stable. Compared to the same time last year, the average unemployment rate has gone up by just 0.1 […] Read more

Celebrities who went from millionaires to bankrupt

Fame and fortune naturally go hand in hand, but they do not always make it to the end of the aisle together. Many celebrities have travelled down the road of poor financial management – whether due to lack of experience, a too-lavish lifestyle, or failure to pay taxes. It happens to everybody – athletes, musicians, […] Read more

Over $449 million in crypto ransomware paid in H1 2023, reaching 90% of the entire 2022 totals

The crypto winter, which entered its “deep freeze” stage just over a year ago in mid 2022, has brought an overall decline in crypto enthusiasm in many users and adopters. This seems to also be affecting the cryptocurrency-related crime industry “negatively” as there are over $5.2 billion less inflows to illicit blockchain addresses in H1 […] Read more

The most followed crypto influencers on Twitter in 2023

The relentless growth of the cryptocurrency sector has created a new category of social media influencers – crypto influencers. Their popularity has exploded, while at the same time the lack of regulation in this new and exciting world of influencing has raised concerns about the responsibility that should follow, especially concerning health issues and financial […] Read more

Staked Ether reached a record high in May 2023

This spring has brought us a very unstable economic situation, marked by inflation, rising interest rates and stagnant growth for businesses. On top of that, the global economy was threatened by an unprecedented US debt default, adding to the uncertainty. On this background, the crypto markets have brought some stability for investors with crypto prices […] Read more

The most searched meme coins in the US

In 2013, Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer made history by creating the blockchain’s very first meme coin, dubbed Dogecoin. Today, this cryptocurrency continues to stand tall among conventional giants like Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Ethereum, and plenty of other meme coins have also made it to the blockchain. One of the newest such coins, Pepe, has […] Read more

The UK’s shoplifting hotspots

Shoplifting is on the rise in the UK, mainly due to the constantly rising cost of living and food prices that are subject to the most rapid increase in over four decades. In the 12-month period to March 2023, several grocery items saw a price rise of over 40%, with cucumbers (52%), olive oil (49%), […] Read more

The most common reasons why Brits are calling in sick

The most recent Omicron subvariant, Arcturus, has caused a rise in the global cases of coronavirus around the World, including the UK. The Covid pandemic has had a profound impact on every single aspect of our lives, including the dynamics of taking sick leave. This prompted our team at TradingPedia to look into the leading […] Read more