A nationwide study on economic distress was recently released by the Ohio Alliance for Innovation in Population Health ranking the economic performance of all 50 states in the country from 2009 to...
Britain’s economy risks stalling or contracting as Brexit nears and the global economy slows, with firms in the dominant services sector reporting job cuts for the first time in six years and falling...
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s central bank stuck to its neutral stance on Tuesday but acknowledged downside risks to growth have increased both globally and at home as local data showed shoppers...
The financial health of American households continued to improve in the second half of 2018, pushing down the ratio of household debt to income for the ninth consecutive quarter.
ROME (Reuters) – A no-deal Brexit could have serious consequences for the European economy even if the direct impact on international trade may prove limited for the European Union as a whole, Bank...
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is very sour about the massive jobs report. The employment report on Friday showed that non-farm payroll employment increased by 304,000 in January, nearly doubling what...
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The leader of Thailand’s military government on Friday credited the junta with restoring a strong economic footing and called for “continuity”, but he stopped short of saying...
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s economy likely rebounded in the fourth quarter led by capital expenditure and consumer spending but weak exports could dampen the momentum, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.
BERLIN (Reuters) – German output probably grew by around 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter, meaning that Europe’s largest economy avoided a technical recession after contracting in the third quarter,...
(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s economy grew at a pace of 2.21 percent in 2018, recovering from a contraction in the previous year, helped by higher oil prices, government data showed on Thursday.
TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan policymakers expressed concern about growing risks to global growth posed by a slowdown in China’s economy due to trade friction with the United States, a summary of...
Speaking at the dedication of a shrine to Islamic Republic founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on Wednesday, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said his country faces the worst economic crisis in 40...
The greatest constraint on the objectives of democratic socialists in Congress, such as Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez or Senator Bernie Sanders, may not be Republicans or even centrist...
(CNSNews.com) - National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said Monday that the economy is “very strong” despite the government shutdown and that no “permanent damage” was done.
(Reuters) – Another government shutdown could inflict greater harm on the U.S. economy, especially it were to happen only three weeks after the end of the longest ever such closure, Moody’s Investors...
The current crisis in Venezuela is having little impact on global markets. In fact, going forward, there is really little downside economic risk. A huge upside potential exists, however, if the U.S.
LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union is more likely to reopen divorce talks with Britain now that its economy is weakening because countries want to avoid the extra hit of a no-deal Brexit, British...
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelans braced for the deepening of a brutal economic crisis on Tuesday after the United States imposed sanctions sharply curbing the country’s vital oil exports, while the...
The scope and scale of the so-called "sharing economy" has increased exponentially over the past decade, to the point where it affects almost every aspect of our lives.
National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow dismissed contentions Monday the partial government shutdown negatively affected the U.S. economy. One reporter asked Kudlow during a Monday White...
President Trump signed a short-term spending bill on Friday that will reopen the government until Feb. 15. But the 35-day shutdown has already taken a heavy toll on the economy...
James M. Roberts is the research fellow in freedom and growth at The Heritage Foundation's Center for International Trade and Economics. Roberts' primary responsibility is to produce the Index of...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy is expected to lose $3 billion from the 35-day partial federal government shutdown over President Donald Trump’s demand for border wall funding, congressional...
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Economy Minister Peter Altmaier on Monday said that he did not want Germany to compensate for a planned phase out of coal-fired power by 2038 by importing nuclear power...
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s economic growth probably slowed in the fourth quarter as the island’s technology exports were hit by softening global demand and fallout from the U.S.-China trade war.
DALLAS — chance at capturing the White House in 2020; your children’s Democratic Party, which is what we have today, faces a tougher fight. To win the election, Democrats will have to overcome two...
China on Monday announced that its official economic growth came in at 6.6 percent in 2018 — the slowest pace since 1990. That announcement was highly anticipated by many around the world amid...
(Reuters) – The U.S. economy lost at least $6 billion during the partial shutdown of the federal government due to lost productivity from furloughed workers and economic activity lost to outside...
Way back in 2016, I wrote a long post explaining how the fragile economy of American Samoa had been crushed last decade by hikes in the US minimum wage. The territory’s economy is entirely dependent...
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – The head of the World Trade Organisation said on Friday that the risks to the global economy from trade tensions are very real. Roberto Azevedo was speaking the World...
BERLIN (Reuters) – German business morale fell for the fifth consecutive month in January, a survey showed on Friday, signaling a downturn in Europe’s largest economy where company executives became...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits fell to more than a 49-year low last week, but the drop likely overstates the health of the labor market...
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government on Friday revised up slightly its estimate on workers’ compensation as measured in the national accounts, following recent revision to underreported wage data...
As the Trump administration signals publicly that there is a ways to go before it reaches an equitable trade arrangement with Beijing, there are growing signs that China’s Communist Party is...
What if instead of just accepting Uber rides, gig workers could pick from higher paying sskilled tasks around town like stocking shelves, checking inventory, or driving a forklift at a local grocer?...
They say that life imitates art, but the arrow goes both ways. Far more often, art imitates life. That's what happened in a recent episode of the hit television show "The Big Bang Theory.
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – The Italian economy will grow much more strongly than expected in 2019, with output likely to jump in the second half of the year, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told...
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s economy is expected to grow 5.3 percent in the fiscal year that ends in June, according to forecasts economists polled by Reuters, the same view found in a survey three...
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine economic growth slipped to the lowest annual pace in three years in 2018, though it edged up in the fourth quarter, giving the central bank little reason to resume...
LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England is likely to continue to raise interest rates gradually if the economy keeps growing, but will respond flexibly to any downturn, the central bank’s chief...
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Turkey’s economic growth has softened but government moves to cut tax and accelerate the transfer of billions of lira to the Treasury mean Ankara currently sees no...
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will step up fiscal spending this year to support its economy, focusing on further cuts in taxes and fees for small firms, officials at the finance ministry said on...
The divide between Republicans and Democrats on the strength of the American economy widened into a chasm in January. The partisan divide on the economy stretches back at least as far as the 2016...
When he was running for the Indiana Senate seat that he would eventually win, Republican businessman Mike Braun handed off the day-to-day operation of his auto parts operation to one of his sons.
(Daily Torch) Amidst all of the focus on the partial government shutdown and the national security and humanitarian crisis at the border, the fact that President Trump has now been in office for a...
They say that life imitates art, but the arrow goes both ways. Far more often, art imitates life. That's what happened in a recent episode of the hit television show "The Big Bang Theory.
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier on Tuesday said the interests of the manufacturing industry would be protected as a national coal exit commission is close to deciding on...
LONDON (Reuters) – British workers saw their pay grow at the fastest pace in over 10 years and employment jumped much more than expected in the three months to the end of November, contrasting with...
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Despite mounting signs of a Chinese economic slowdown, 2019 is off to a good start for fund manager Du Zhenye. His Shanghai-based ChangAn Xinyi Enhanced Mixed Fund has...
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – A surprising rally for China’s yuan over the turn of the year has been cut short by widespread expectations that Beijing will ramp up policy easing in coming months to...