The Daily Populous

The concern is presented in shifts in purchasing habits and many say they are losing trust in retail and consumer product companies.

As consumers cope, EY found that they are changing purchase habits and the way they interact with brands.

Consumers are responding by switching away from brands, reducing their list of essentials and canceling subscriptions to maximize their budgets. »

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has mocked Colorado representative Lauren Boebert after she claimed she had her third son because birth control was too expensive.

I went to get birth control,” she said during a hearing on Tuesday 23 May.

And I left it there, and now I have my third son, Kaydon Boebert, and so it actually turned out to be a really great thing.”. »

JOHANNESBURG — South African authorities are examining evidence that suggests a consignment of arms was illegally loaded on a Russian vessel docked at a South African naval base in December by a private company, three people familiar with an internal probe by Cyril Ramaphosa's government told Semafor Africa.

Ramaphosa ordered the investigation after the United States ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety, accused Pretoria of trading arms with Russia.

South Africa's government initially criticized the ambassador for making the allegation publicly instead of using established diplomatic channels. »

Shell’s annual shareholder meeting in London descended into chaos with more than an hour of climate protests delaying the start of a meeting in which investors in the oil company rejected new targets for carbon emissions cuts.

The company asked shareholders to vote against the climate resolution, which was organised by the campaign group Follow This.

Shell’s shareholders rejected the resolution by 79.8% to 20.2%, according to a preliminary count from the company. »