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nytimes.com - Farnaz Fassihi - Iran Faces Economic Challenges and Military Threats
Iran Faces Economic Challenges and Military Threats
The New York Times

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…

scmp.com - Bloomberg - New 'command economy'? Indonesia seizes land the size of Switzerland
New 'command economy'? Indonesia seizes land the size of Switzerland
South China Morning Post

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…

timesleader.com - CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Asssociated Press - What to watch for in the economy in 2026
What to watch for in the economy in 2026
Times Leader

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…

wsj.com - Sabrina Siddiqui - Trump Is Turning to Venezuela but Voters Are Focused on the Economy
Trump Is Turning to Venezuela but Voters Are Focused on the Economy
Wall Street Journal

theguardian.com - Graeme Wearden - From the AI bubble to Fed fears: the global economic outlook for 2026
From the AI bubble to Fed fears: the global economic outlook for 2026
The Guardian

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…

theguardian.com - Heather Stewart - AI's reckoning with reality represents a growing economic risk for 2026
AI's reckoning with reality represents a growing economic risk for 2026
The Guardian

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…

pbs.org - Jon Gambrell, Associated Press - What to know about protests over Iran's economy as nuclear tensions remain high
What to know about protests over Iran's economy as nuclear tensions remain high
PBS

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…

lesswrong.com - The economy is a graph, not a pipeline - LessWrong
The economy is a graph, not a pipeline - LessWrong
Transformative AI

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…

ocregister.com - gqlshare - If California is an economic powerhouse, then where are the jobs?
If California is an economic powerhouse, then where are the jobs?
Orange County Register

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…

thenationonlineng.net - Collins Nweze | Assistant Business Editor - How macro economic reforms turned around economy, by Oyedele - The Nation Newspaper
How macro economic reforms turned around economy, by Oyedele - The Nation Newspaper
The Nation Newspaper - Latest Nigeria news update

Nigeria's unmet FX demand would have grown from $7 billion in 2023 to $10 billion in 2025 had the Federal Government not embarked on FX and trade reforms, Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele…

koreatimes.co.kr - Yonhap - Venezuela crisis will have limited impact on S. Korean economy: gov't
Venezuela crisis will have limited impact on S. Korean economy: gov't
The Korea Times

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…

bangordailynews.com - Opinion Contributor - Opinion: AI data centers: Economic boon or environmental disaster?
Opinion: AI data centers: Economic boon or environmental disaster?
Bangor Daily News

The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Joe Oliva works for GrowSmart Maine and the Maine Broadband Coalition.

washingtonexaminer.com - Christian Datoc - One year in, Trump on his way to 'out-progressive-ing' Biden on economy
One year in, Trump on his way to 'out-progressive-ing' Biden on economy
Washington Examiner

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…

mumsnet.com - Is this possible for the UK Economy?
Is this possible for the UK Economy?
Mumsnet

The UK is the 6th largest economy in the world (soon to be 5th when it surpasses Japan in 2030). Greater London and the South-East of England are the most productive and some of the most wealthy regions in all of Europe with London having, by far…

afr.com - Geoff Wilson - Bondi royal commission is an economic and institutional must
Bondi royal commission is an economic and institutional must
Australian Financial Review

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…

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