China industrial profits surge 15% to start year, but oil price shock threatens outlook
An oil tanker unloads crude oil at a terminal at the port in Qingdao, in China’s eastern Shandong…
JLL CEO says growth is now uncertain in the Middle East
Key Points JLL has a major footprint in the Middle East, managing and leasing properties in Dubai and…
Iran war may ‘chill’ the frozen job market: economist
Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images The labor market is currently in a frozen…
The economy has Strait of Hormuz deadline for Trump: Two weeks
An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) speed boat sailing along the Persian Gulf near a cargo vessel. Nurphoto…
Inside FedEx effort to deliver AI training to over 400,000 workers
For the close to half-a-million workers at FedEx, a major AI journey is underway. The logistics giant is…
ECB, BOE, Swiss National Bank, Riksbank interest rate decisions
A projection of a Euro currency sign is pictured on the facade of the European Central Bank (ECB)…
Japan exports beat forecasts with 4.2% growth in February, but shipments to China and U.S. slump
The Negishi Maru crude oil tanker sails towards JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp.’s Negishi refinery in Yokohama…
Iran war, oil price surge worsen K-shaped economy, say economists
A sign displays the prices of unleaded gasoline at a Chevron gas station in Palo Alto, California, US,…
How Iran oil shock differs from 1970s stagflation
Key Points Fears of higher prices and slower economic growth have unsettled markets over the past week following…
Fourth-quarter GDP revised down to just 0.7% growth; January core inflation was 3.1%
Economic growth was much slower than expected in the final three months of 2025 while core inflation rose…
CPI inflation report February 2026:
Prices consumers pay for a broad range of goods and services rose in line with expectations for February,…
Inside the booming business of wellness clubs and third spaces
A few years ago, Grace Guo began to crave places in New York City where hanging out with…