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Small Business Survival Through Economic Headwinds
A store on 5th Avenue (between East 48th and 49th streets) displays multiple 'going out of business' signs as a horse-drawn carriage passes pedestrians on the sidewalk, New York, New York, December 20, 1986. (Photo by Walter Leporati/Getty Images)…
The Stupid Economy
Bluesky Remember the Golden Age? That was the main pitch behind Donald Trump's 2024 reelection campaign: On his return, he'd tame the inflationary legacy of the Biden White House, institute a new regime of tariffs to strengthen America's standing…
Goldilocks is leaving the building': JPMorgan sees a negative growth shock coming for the economy
Say goodbye to the economy's best-case scenario this year. Economists at JPMorgan said they've officially taken a ' Goldilocks scenario ' — an ideal situation for markets where inflation cools and the economy continues to expand — off…
Singapore economy beats expectations in Q1 with 6pc annual growth, risks ahead
Singapore's economy grew a greater than expected 6 percent in the first quarter of 2026 from a year earlier, data showed on Monday, but officials said the Middle East conflict had weakened the outlook with downside risks ahead. SCROLL TO CONTINUE…
This former top Biden and Obama economic official is worried about the speed of AI
Listen and subscribe to Power Players with Brian Sozzi on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you find your favorite podcasts. Be wary of the speed at which AI is displacing workers throughout the US economy. “The…
India's Top Officials Rally Behind Economy as Oil Crisis Bites
India's top officials sought to allay concerns about the economy as soaring oil prices roiled financial markets and the currency and weighed on growth prospects. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday defended Prime Minister Narendra Modi's…
The pig in the python: Baby Boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire
In 1974, New York Times humorist Russell Baker identified a “ pig in the python ” working its way through the economy: the bulge of 76 million Baby Boomers squeezing through America's economic system, distorting everything they passed…
Why Is the Milei Economy Struggling?: News Article
One problem with raising expectations, as a government such as Javier Milei's did in Argentina, is that when things don't look as bright as one would like, people begin to lose faith in the ideas. Much emphasis was placed at the beginning on the…
Singapore's economy grows on back of AI boom, defying Iran war slowdown
Singapore 's economy expanded faster than expected in the first quarter as the global artificial-intelligence boom lifted the nation's manufacturing and services, offsetting the drag from higher crude prices. Gross domestic product grew a…
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India's creator economy moves from freelance gigs to formal jobs
Indeed's new data shows that India's creator economy is moving towards more structured employment models, with companies increasingly hiring creators into formal organisational roles. According to the report, job postings for creator-related roles…
Nobody knows anything' and 'this time is different': the phrases that define - and haunt - the AI economy
There are two phrases that have reliably marked every great financial bubble in modern history. The first is “this time is different” — what Sir John Templeton called “among the four most costly words in the annals of…
Australia's quiet economic powerhouse deserves the spotlight
Behind this growth is the work of organisations like Supply Nation, which has transformed the landscape of supplier diversity since its founding in 2009. From a starting point of just 13 businesses, it now connects more than 6200 verified…
Singapore's economy beats expectations as gov't warns of Iran war fallout
Singapore's economy has grown faster than expected in the first three months of the year as furious demand for AI chips has outweighed the fallout of the US-Israel war on Iran. Singapore's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 6 percent…
In Sudan's war economy, gold keeps flowing as miners risk mercury and collapse
Miner Atta al-Khazin, right, shows a gold nugget produced by artisanal miners after processing ore at a mining site in Dalago Mahas, Sudan's Northern State, Friday, May 8, 2026.(AP Photo/Mohnd Blal) DAGALO MAHAS, Sudan (AP) — The men carried…
In Sudan's war economy, gold keeps flowing as miners risk mercury and collapse
The men carried metal detectors as they scanned a mountainous area in northern Sudan in search of gold. One man knelt to examine the ground with a digging tool for the precious metal in an environment that lacks even the most basic safety measures.
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