Pakistan poverty explodes, inequality at 27-year high as economic crisis deepens | World News
Poverty in Pakistan has climbed to an 11-year high of 29%, while income inequality has reached its highest…
IMF calls on China to restructure its economy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), one of the chief instruments of global capital, has been calling on China…
U.S. economic growth weaker than thought in fourth quarter with government shutdown, consumer pullback
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. economic growth slowed in the final three months of last year, dragged down by…
America’s energy bills are soaring. The pain is no longer just for the poor.
It’s been a bitterly cold winter, and millions of Americans are struggling to pay for heat. Harrison Pyros,…
South Africa’s minimum wage hike sparks fresh fears over unemployment crisis
The increase of R1.44, about 0.08 dollars, was calculated using the Consumer Price Index plus an additional 1.5…
World reacts as US top court limits Trump’s tariff powers | Donald Trump News
President Donald Trump has imposed a new 10 percent worldwide tariff after the United States Supreme Court struck…
GDP grew way less than expected in Q4. Why many on Wall Street aren’t worried
At face value, fourth-quarter U.S. economic growth was not good. The U.S. economy expanded at annualized pace of…
LA port tariff reaction – LAist
LA port tariff reaction LAistSouthern California imports ‘return to trend’ after lengthy period of turbulence Journal of Commerce‘Exports to China…
Major League Baseball’s expanding paywall
Consumer fees are everywhere. They’re even taxing baseball fans. There is a clear disconnect between the seemingly daily…
Nobel economist Joseph Stiglitz warns blue-collar job loss is among biggest threats to U.S. economy
Nobel Prize–winning economist Joseph Stiglitz has a poor prognosis for the state of the economy: “Not great right…
The economy grew last year. Why aren’t jobs catching up?
Consumer spending is soldiering on. Business investment continues to grow. And the economy’s expanding, albeit at a slower…
Wall Street’s Smart Money Wins as Tariff Whiplash Grips Markets
Photographer: Eric Thayer/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — A noisy, unsettled Wall Street is doing what years of simply owning the…