LONDON (Reuters) – Some Britons with gambling problems have used betting shops as a way to keep warm and have wagered their state benefits in an attempt to cover their bills as the cost-of-livin[...]
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Entertainment and Lifestyle
Thailand beats Q1 tourism target with 6.15 million arrivals
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand beat its target for tourist arrivals in the first quarter, recording 6.15 million visitors in the January to March 27 period, government spokesperson Traisuree Taisa[...]
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South Korea vows support for domestic consumption, cautious on inflation
By Choonsik Yoo SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea unveiled on Wednesday a package of measures aimed at boosting domestic consumption, but stopped short of offering big-ticket plans for fear of stoki[...]
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Dash don’t dine: U.S. consumers getting selective with leisure reservations
By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. consumers are increasingly canceling dinner, night club, and pool cabana reservations as they grow more selective with discretionary spending, acco[...]
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Young Portuguese defer dreams as housing crisis bites
((This March 21 story has been corrected to fix rent cost and clarify view of interviewee in paragraphs 28 and 29) ) By Catarina Demony, Patricia Vicente Rua and Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters)[...]
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Pakistani professionals struggle with higher costs as economy teeters
By Ariba Shahid KARACHI (Reuters) – Naureen Ahsan earns more than twice the average wage in Pakistan, but the school administrator says she has no choice but to homeschool her daughters and dela[...]
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Four ways for car buyers to survive the interest-rate crunch
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) – The feeling of driving a new car off the lot is hard to beat. What comes next is not so nice: the first monthly payment. That bill packs an extra punch these[...]
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Tokyo coffee shop made famous on Tiktok draws returning tourists hungry for pudding
By Rocky Swift and Irene Wang TOKYO (Reuters) -With a rapid, right-hand swoop, Shizuo Mori served the last of about 50 puddings on Wednesday, a treat that’s made his tiny Tokyo coffee shop a des[...]
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Poles feel the pinch as inflation hits peak
GDANSK, Poland (Reuters) – Polish consumers say they are struggling to pay household bills and buy basic groceries as price rises have reached their steepest in more than a quarter of a century.[...]
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