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To power the new digital economy, Virginia moved the dead
Back in 2000, I got my first computer, a Compaq. I was excited to be connected to the internet. The dial-up sound felt like a doorway opening. My father, fresh from work in his correctional officer uniform, would glance into my room, see me typing…
The Iran war proves that U.S. economic coercion is weakening
Two months after the United States, along with Israel, launched a war against Iran, that conflict appears far from a lasting resolution. Much commentary on the protracted nature of the conflict has centered on the limits of both the military and…
Cuba says Trump's fresh sanctions on its economy amount to 'collective punishment'
Cuba's government has said new sanctions imposed on the island by Donald Trump amounted to “collective punishment”, as an enormous 1 May procession outside the American embassy in Havana vowed to “defend the homeland”.
As Putin's wartime economy loses steam, workers at an empty mall fear for future | CNN Business
Most units are closed in a glitzy shopping mall in a middle-class Moscow suburb - the shuttered storefronts a poignant sign of Russia's economic malaise.
Mary Creagh: There is a 'false dichotomy' between nature and economic prosperity
“We have to not just create the habitat, we have to tell the story.” Mary Creagh and I meet in a side room in County Hall at a New Statesman event in the last week of April. Her aides stand guard, parrying the handful of people that…
Meet the unsinkable U.S. economy - oil prices are surging, Iran tensions are rising, but it won't crack
High tariffs, stubborn inflation, government shutdowns, war with Iran, rising oil prices — nothing in the turbulent past year has poked a hole in a seemingly unsinkable U.S. economy. The latest round of reports on the economy underscore its…
Mohamed El-Erian told us the challenges facing American exceptionalism in markets and the economy
Mohamed El-Erian sees a potentially difficult path ahead for US markets and the economy. The top economist and former co-CIO at PIMCO said there are challenges facing American exceptionalism — the idea that US markets and the economy will…
The California tax proposal that has big tech bracing for an 'economic 9/11'
A proposed tax on California billionaires has dropped like a bomb on state politics, splitting the Democratic party and galvanizing the state's Big Tech executives in opposition. The initiative hasn't formally qualified for the ballot yet, but…
Invest In The Top Part Of The K-Shaped Economy
Investing in technology is now essential as tech sector earnings and profit margins surge, driven by AI infrastructure capex and data center buildouts. Despite high growth and profitability, the tech sector trades at only a modest premium to the…
Asia is being hammered by the Iran conflict's economic fallout. The U.S. has the playbook to help-and every reason to
As countries around the world confront the economic fallout from the Iran conflict, Asian economies have been particularly hard hit. Energy prices have skyrocketed, economic growth forecasts have been slashed, food insecurity is back in the…
A Robot Economy: Who Gets Rich, Who Gets Left Behind
Robots are coming to the economy. It is inevitable, really, and there is nothing that will stop it. At some point in the not-so-distant future, robots will infiltrate every aspect of our lives, from office work and manufacturing to service work and…
RBI Governor Malhotra flags rising global economic risks
Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday flagged rising global economic risks, warning that geo-economic fragmentation is reshaping supply chains and disrupting global capital and financial flows. “Geo-economic fragmentation caused by…
Japan-Australia mateship will now be forged in economic resilience
This year marks a truly historic milestone: the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Co-operation between Japan and Australia – known as the NARA Treaty, a name that resonates personally with me as it shares…
Iran's strict internet shutdown is crushing an already shaky economy
At her studio in Iran's capital, Amen Khademi prepared a fashion shoot for a jacket she designed with Persian-inspired motifs. But even as she applied lipstick to the model, she was distracted, worrying if her business would survive after four…
Internet cutoff dragging Iran's economy | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's 90 million people have been cut off from the internet for most of 2026, one of the world's longest and strictest national shutdowns. That is devastating an online economy that had long defied government restrictions and…
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