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Iran Faces Economic Challenges and Military Threats
Iran's government has in recent years weathered wave upon wave of nationwide protests challenging its rule by resorting to force. But for the first time, the country's rulers face a more complex challenge: growing domestic unrest combined with an…
New 'command economy'? Indonesia seizes land the size of Switzerland
It started in earnest in March, with a swathe of palm-oil estates seized from a tycoon caught up in corruption allegations. Nine months later, a drive overseen by Indonesia 's defence minister has brought an area the size of Switzerland under state…
What to watch for in the economy in 2026
WASHINGTON — The economy in 2025 was filled with contradictions, as growth was healthy while hiring slowed, inflation stayed elevated and unemployment rose. Last year's odd outcomes raise a host of questions for the upcoming year: Will a…
Property industry an enemy within for Beijing's economic targets
The slumbering property sector remains a threat to China's economic growth because of its huge impact on the employment rate and consumer demand, according to industry officials and analysts. Amid sharp declines in property investment, housing…
From the AI bubble to Fed fears: the global economic outlook for 2026
Investors expect global stock markets to keep rising in 2026, despite fears that the AI bubble could burst, and anxiety about chaos engulfing the US central bank. Wall Street strategists broadly expect the S&P 500 share index of US-listed companies…
AI's reckoning with reality represents a growing economic risk for 2026
The US dictionary Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2025 was “slop”, which it defines as “digital content of low quality that is produced, usually in quantity, by means of artificial intelligence”. The choice…
What to know about protests over Iran's economy as nuclear tensions remain high
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Widening protests in Iran sparked by the Islamic Republic's ailing economy are putting new pressure on its theocracy. Tehran is still reeling from a 12-day war launched by Israel in June that saw the United…
The economy is a graph, not a pipeline - LessWrong
Summary: Analysis claiming that automating X% of the economy can only boost GDP by 1/(1-X) assumes all sectors must scale proportionally. The economy is a graph of processes, not a pipeline. Subgraphs can grow independently if they don't bottleneck…
If California is an economic powerhouse, then where are the jobs?
FILE – In this Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, file photo, people overlook the skyline of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) It's a new year, a time for resolutions and fresh starts. Of course, only 9 percent of people who declare New…
Will we see signs of economic growth in 2026? - BBC News
Image source, Andrew Sinclair/BBC Opinion polls suggest just over half of voters see the economy and the cost of living as the most important issues facing the country, while local chambers of commerce say business confidence is at its lowest level…
Venezuela crisis will have limited impact on S. Korean economy: gov't
The United States' recent attack on Venezuela and North Korea's ballistic missile launch are expected to have a limited impact on the South Korean economy, the finance ministry said Monday. The assessment was made in an emergency meeting held to…
One year in, Trump on his way to 'out-progressive-ing' Biden on economy
On the other hand, Trump's creation of investment accounts for newborn children this past year does seem to, at least partially, deliver on the wealth redistribution push the progressive Left has made for years. The newborn investment program…
Here's what the smartest people in foreign policy, business, and economics are saying about Trump's raid on Venezuela
President Donald Trump on Saturday announced that the US had conducted a raid on Venezuela, resulting in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, and big names in business and foreign policy have been reacting as the…
Bondi royal commission is an economic and institutional must
Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? A Commonwealth royal commission into antisemitism and events leading up to the Bondi massacre must now be an economic and institutional priority…
Last year's odd economy in five charts, and what to watch for in 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — The economy in 2025 was filled with contradictions, as growth was healthy while hiring slowed, inflation stayed elevated and unemployment rose. Last year's odd outcomes raise a host of questions for the upcoming year: Will…
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