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The AI Economy Needs Chutzpah, Not Compliance
Thanks to AI, the market now rewards a different personality trait from ages past: supreme self-confidence. Or gall. What if AI-driven job loss is due to an educational failure? Better yet, what if it could be corrected with a new way of…
At World's Busiest Port, China's Unbalanced Economy Comes Into View
|At World's Busiest Port, China's Unbalanced Economy Comes Into View https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/business/china-economy-duality.html While Ningbo's industry fuels China's foreign trade, local merchants and residents are feeling economic…
Finance Ministry raises economic view on Hokuriku and Okinawa
The Finance Ministry on Thursday upgraded its economic assessment for the Hokuriku and Okinawa regions while leaving its view on the remaining nine regions unchanged. In a quarterly report, the ministry said the country's economy is 'recovering at…
Norfolk Southern's profit slips 12% amid merger costs and economic uncertainty
Norfolk Southern's quarterly profit slipped 12% amid the uncertain economy as well as unusual costs related to its efforts to merge with Union Pacific in an $85 billion deal that would create a transcontinental railroad. Norfolk Southern said it…
Weakening U.S. dollar, strong peso deals blow to Uruguay's economy
BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Uruguay has raised warning signals in its economic policy after its currency appreciated the most in the world against the dollar this week -- a situation the government views as a risk to export competitiveness and…
Political Pressure Meets Economic Reality As The Fed Holds Rates Steady
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 28: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pauses while speaking during a press conference following the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve on January 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. Powell announced…
PicPay Sees Positive Trends for Brazil's Economy This Year
PicPay Holdings Netherlands BV, which went public on the Nasdaq exchange Thursday, is bullish on prospects for Brazil's economy this year, according to Chief Executive Officer Eduardo Chedid. “We are really positive on the Brazil…
Fed Interest Rate Choice Shows Conflict That Will Affect The Economy
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 28: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pauses while speaking during a press conference following the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve on January 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. Powell announced…
Economy Minister: Growth momentum to sustain
PUTRAJAYA: The economy's positive growth momentum is expected to continue into 2026 from last year, following the better-than-expected growth numbers announced recently. Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir said: “Given what we…
Economic Survey backs scrapping MGNREGS, cites structural flaws, strong rural economy
The Economic Survey tabled in Parliament on Thursday (January 29, 2026) defended the government's decision to scrap the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), arguing that although the programme helped stabilise rural…
Why Jersey companies lack confidence in the economy - BBC News
Businesses in the island have told the BBC red tape and public sector spending were their main economic concerns. It follows the Institute of Directors reporting earlier this month, business leaders lacked confidence in the economy. Last October…
Why inclusion is the new standard for economic growth
An inclusive economy is no longer a moral aspiration or a side project. Business leaders must understand that without inclusion, we cannot create a resilient, growing economy that delivers sustainable returns for all. In places where inclusion is…
The gig economy... £500m boost as millions visit city
Click here to visit the Scotland home page for the latest news and sport American chart topper Benson Boone was among the stars attracting millions of visitors to the Scottish Events Campus in Glasgow last year – boosting the local economy…
California back as world's 4th largest economy
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... California has regained its bragging-rights ranking as the world's fourth-largest economy. Using gross domestic product as the scorecard, my trusty spreadsheet compared fresh state-level data for the third…
The Economics Of The AI Bubble (SPX)
Satya Nadella frames Microsoft's data centers as 'token factories,' emphasizing their industrial role in AI economics. Tokens, the output of these data centers, are becoming a commodity with high barriers to entry, reinforcing hyperscaler…
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