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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…
Macroscope | How Japan's new economic model could inspire others to 'look east'
In the 1980s, then Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad launched his “Look East” policy, urging his country and others in Southeast Asia to emulate the state-led economic development models of Japan, South Korea and Taiwan…
5 reasons why the economy feels so unpredictable right now
Below, Alex Mayyasi shares five key insights from his new book, Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life. Mayyasi is a journalist who writes about business, economics, and food. He hosts the new podcast Gastronomics and is…
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…
Hong Kong economy posts best quarter in five years, fueled by global AI boom
Hong Kong's economy has achieved its most robust performance in five years, driven by a powerful surge in trade that is directly linked to the global boom in artificial intelligence. This technological wave is reshaping the city's economic…
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…
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…
Charting the Global Economy: US Job Growth Exceeds Projections
Employers in the US boosted payrolls in April by more than projected after an even bigger increase a month earlier, suggesting the labor market may be gaining momentum after near-zero job growth last year. Payrolls rose by 300,000 over the period…
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…
This Week's Market Wrap: Software Strikes Back, Economics, And 2 Tech Charts
Strong results from companies like Advanced Micro Devices, NVIDIA, Corning, and Amazon reinforced the market's belief that AI infrastructure spending remains in a powerful expansion phase, despite growing concerns around valuation and capital…
Economic suggestions for government
Please or to access all these features Crikeyalmighty · Today 15:31 Following on from local elections I played a game of fantasy politics with myself - lol and here are some of my thoughts - interested in others thoughts - as a disclaimer…
America In Focus: Jobs and a solid showing by big companies dominated news on the economic front
In the past week, many Americans remained focused on the economy, inflation and how those forces could impact their lives. Trips to the grocery store or gas station are more painful than they were last year, and that is impacting the decisions of…
Post polls, four states, one economic challenge
3 min readMay 9, 2026 07:00 AM IST First published on: May 9, 2026 at 07:00 AM IST The clear results of the recent assembly elections – be it the emphatic return of the incumbent in Assam or the ringing out of the old in West Bengal, Tamil…
Researching the economic benefits of Green Spaces
NORFOLK, Virginia — NORFOLK - Green spaces like parks and trails offer visible benefits to communities — playgrounds for kids, paths for runners — but researchers say the economic value of these spaces runs much deeper than…
LARRY KUDLOW: Forget the lefty rabble babble, the Trumpian economy is booming
For all of that left-wing press rabble babble about the Trumpian economy, also known as the great American economy, nearly all of the numbers coming in this spring are showing strength and resilience. Yes there is a war going on, yes gasoline and…
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