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Why GDP Is the GOAT of Economic Statistics
It is an odd confession to make about a statistic, I realize, but then again I am an economist, so I am just going to go ahead: I love GDP. There. I said it. GDP — for gross domestic product, the total market value of all final goods and…
New Book By Leading Immigration Attorney Helps Organizations Navigate Workforce Growth In An Increasingly Global Economy
Lorraine D'Alessio, Esq. releases “The Global Advantage: An Executive's Strategic Guide to Immigration, Citizenship, and International Talent” with Forbes Books. ISBN-13: 979-8887508870 NEW YORK (August 11, 2026) — The Global…
How The House Of Beautiful Business Is Building An Economy For The Post-AI World
The House of Beautiful Business is a global platform and community to make humans more human and business more beautiful. The House of Beautiful Business Eleven hundred people showed up in Athens this year for a party with no headline act, no…
CareScout CEO: the hidden economic cost of an aging baby Boomer generation
America is getting older. That much is obvious. What's less obvious—and far more consequential—is that we have failed to build the infrastructure families need to navigate aging. As a result, growing old in America is becoming an…
Why did Donald Trump decide to renew economic sanctions on Iran?
After months of war, strikes, threats, and negotiations that have so far failed to end the ongoing conflict, US President Donald Trump is returning to one of the oldest tools in the United States' arsenal against Iran: choking it economically.
Iran's economy is buckling after nearly 6 months of war. These 5 charts show the damage.
After almost six months of war, Iran's economy is struggling. President Donald Trump told Axios over the weekend that he's shifting his approach in the war, with the US ready to let the economic pressure quietly mount until Iran is forced to return…
Australia and Vietnam bolster economic, strategic ties
Anthony Albanese and Vietnamese President To Lam have strengthened economic and strategic ties during a three-day state visit to Australia by the leader of the increasingly important regional ally. The two signalled the need for a closer…
Top ICT tenders: DCDT eyes 2050 digital economy vision
The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies wants to develop ICT indicators, modelling and plausible scenarios system for SA's 2050 digital economy vision. (Image source: iStock) It's an interesting week from National Treasury's…
The K-shaped economy just hit a plot twist (SP500:) (SP500:)
The gap between upper- and lower-income consumer spending had largely closed in 2026, while fading tax-refund support left the labor market as a key test for household spending, PNC Economics Research said in a note. PNC's August Consumer Health…
White House is fumbling strong economic message: Tiana Lowe Doescher
Washington Examiner economics columnist Tiana Lowe Doescher said the Trump administration is failing to capitalize on a stronger economic record than it is communicating. Doescher argued that real wages declined during former President Joe Biden's…
The Islamic Republic is exporting the costs of its economic failure
Naval enforcement has sharply constrained Tehran's seaborne oil trade. The blockade caused Iranian exports to collapse in May. They rebounded when enforcement was suspended in June and came under renewed pressure after restrictions were restored in…
How AI Spending Is Fueling the Economy Overall
Ohsung Kwon, chief equity strategist at Wells Fargo, joins WSJ's Take On the Week to break down how the wave of tariff refunds is creating an earnings tailwind for consumer-staples companies. He also explains how capital expenditures in AI are…
Trump bets economic pressure can squeeze Iran as regime's own failures deepen the pain
President Donald Trump is signaling, at least for now, he is prepared to let mounting economic pressure on Iran do more of the work rather than immediately expand military action against Tehran. 'We are only semi-negotiating with them. We are just…
China's Economic Slowdown Is Getting Harder To Ignore (SP500)
China's economy is experiencing a pronounced slowdown, with GDP growth decelerating to 4.3% in Q2, the weakest since 2022's lockdowns. Consumer confidence and spending remain subdued, with urban per capita consumption up only 2% YoY after…
Ryan Stokes says the economy's OK. Politics is the problem
Follow our live coverage of the August 2026 ASX reporting season After delivering full-year earnings that missed consensus expectations, and guidance for the 2027 financial year that also disappointed, you might have thought Ryan Stokes, chief…
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