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Opinion: Trump's Iran mess festers, and the world economy slouches toward crisis
Please log in to bookmark this story. Create Free Account John Rapley is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail. He is an author and academic whose books include Why Empires Fall and Twilight of the Money Gods. You have to admire the faith…
Here's Where Jobs are Growing And Shrinking In Today's Economy
Job seekers attend a career fair in Sunrise, Florida. The U.S. labor market added 115,000 nonfarm payroll jobs to the economy in April, marking the first time in a year that job gains were posted for two months in a row, according to the Bureau of…
Editorial | GDP uptick signals Hong Kong's economy is on the right path
If critics still doubt Hong Kong's economy is ready to roar back, the latest numbers should offer some assurance. The city posted its fastest quarterly economic growth in nearly five years, hitting 5.9 per cent and outpacing the last quarter of…
14 Ways To Adjust Compensation During Economic Uncertainty
Economic downturns force companies to make difficult compensation decisions, often under pressure to cut costs while still retaining key talent. While these decisions may stabilize an organization's finances, there's a cultural price to be paid:…
Estimated Iranian economic damage from war approaches $150 billion
Drawing on satellite imagery, U.S. Central Command battle damage reports, International Atomic Energy Commission assessments, reporting, and Iranian statements, Swift and Dezenski calculated the combined damage to military and strategic assets…
Mother Ventures is looking at moms as the 'economic engine'
As families across the U.S. prepare to celebrate Mother's Day this Sunday, Allison Stern is looking beyond the single day of appreciation. Stern just closed $10 million in commitments for her debut early-stage fund, Mother Ventures, which focuses…
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[In This Economy] In 2026, PH is ASEAN chair and economic laggard
The first-quarter GDP numbers are out. As expected, they are not good. Real GDP grew by just 2.8% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026. That's the weakest non-pandemic print since the global financial crisis, and well below the 3.4% that…
What a stronger than expected jobs report tells us about the state of the economy
The Labor Department reported today that unemployment held steady in April and that the U.S. added 115,000 jobs, surpassing expectations. Both the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 touched all-time highs today on the news, which followed a number of strong…
K-shaped economy is showing up at the gas pump: NY Fed
(NewsNation) — Soaring gas prices tied to the war in Iran are exposing a widening divide at the pump, with lower-income Americans cutting back on gas while wealthier households have barely changed their behavior. Low-income households…
How Digital Payments In Sub-Saharan Africa Are Moving From Financial Inclusion To Economic Infrastructure
Dr. Sailesh Sewpaul is the Founder and Executive Chairman of PEX Ltd. In less than a decade, advancements in mobile money have played a transformational role in expanding financial inclusion in sub-Saharan Africa. According to research…
DeFi Visa Card Takes Our Casino Economy to the Next Level With 'Buy Now, Pay Maybe' Scheme
The American economy increasingly looks like one big casino. Even former President Trump has acknowledged elements of this shift in recent comments, stating, “You know, the whole world, unfortunately, has become somewhat of a casino.”…
Watch Stock Strength Driven by Earnings, Not Economy: Santos
Stock Strength Driven by Earnings, Not Economy: Santos The economy is being propped up by AI says JPMorgan's Gabriela Santos. She joined Bloomberg Open Interest to explain why the labor market is weaker than headlines suggest, how the AI trade has…
Experts reveal the long-term political and economic impact of Brexit
New research from the University of Surrey reveals that the political and economic upheaval caused by the 2016 Brexit vote sent 'financial shockwaves' across Europe. The study, which analysed over two decades of EU stock market data, found that…
The Hotel Industry CEOs Can't Decide What Letter the Economy Is
Hilton and Marriott CEOs both report improvements in mid-tier hotel performance but disagree on how to characterize the economic recovery, with Hilton proposing a 'C-shape' and Marriott not adopting a new label. Despite optimistic narratives and…
U.S. economy surprises with 115,000 new jobs created in April
America's employers a delivered a surprising 115,000 new jobs last month despite an economic shock from the Iran war. Hiring was better than the 65,000 forecasters had expected, though it decelerated from the 185,000 jobs created in March. The…
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