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NASA, SBA Announce New Initiative to Scale American Space Economy
NASA and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) launched the SBIC-NASA Initiative on Monday to increase investment in American manufacturers of industrial components and providers of technologies critical to space exploration to support a…
China faces economic balancing act: AI, exports boom while consumers stay home
China's leadership held two high-level meetings on Monday, focusing on solidifying new growth drivers such as artificial intelligence, decarbonisation and healthcare as it aims to bolster foreign trade while also calling for a more robust domestic…
'Commanding heights of the economy': the postwar blueprint that inspires Burnham
A prime minister with ambitious plans for state ownership. Private companies that put profits before investment. A country struggling with onerous debts. The UK in 2026 with a new prime minister weighing up how and what price public utilities can…
Burnham vows to grow economy by taking powers out of London
Former Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has pledged to radically devolve fiscal powers away from Westminster and deliver “good growth” in every part of the U.K. if he succeeds in his bid to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister. Britain…
The Nicest Man in Economics
More than a decade ago, the economist Erik Brynjolfsson made a prediction: AI would change everything. Humans began using tools millions of years ago. They cultivated grain and domesticated animals, and then developed written languages, iron tools…
What is Andy Burnham's economic and political blueprint for Britain?
Andy Burnham's speech at the People's History Museum in Manchester was the first time we saw the man likely to be Britain's next prime minister set out his vision for power. He promised “good growth in every postcode” in a speech that…
Will Andy Burnham's devolution plan raise economic growth?
Andy Burnham promised the 'biggest rebalancing of power our country has seen' as part of his plans for the UK if he becomes the next prime minister. In his first major policy speech, Burnham said on Monday he would seek to take power away from…
East Timor targets closer Asean-Greater Bay Area ties to spur economic growth
East Timor is seeking to turn closer ties between Asean and China's Greater Bay Area into investment and technology opportunities, even as the bloc's newest member faces a major challenge of building capacity to benefit from regional integration.
Will Andy Burnham's devolution plan raise economic growth?
Ben Chu Policy & Analysis Correspondent, BBC Verify Andy Burnham promised the 'biggest rebalancing of power our country has seen' as part of his plans for the UK if he becomes the next prime minister. In his first major policy speech, Burnham said…
Plummeting gas prices could bring new economic headaches
While falling gas prices are set to deliver immediate relief to American drivers after months of disruption, experts believe the sharp decline could carry a host of new issues for the economy. Nationwide gas prices have dropped to $3.86 per gallon…
Tuesday's Economic Calendar
Case-Shiller is expected to decline 0.1% month-over-month and rise 1.0% annually, while the FHFA index is forecast to rise 0.2% month-over-month and 2.1% annually, showing some divergence in residential real estate trends. Chicago PMI is expected…
A Potentially Terrible AI Economic Dilemma
This article is for subscribers only. Hello and welcome to the newsletter, a grab bag of daily content from the Odd Lots universe. Sometimes it's us, Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway, bringing you our thoughts on the most recent developments in…
UK economy flatlined at the end 2025 - what it means for your money
THE UK economy grew by even less than previously thought at the end of last year, new figures show. In the latest blow to Labour's plans for economic growth, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed the economy grew by just 0.1% at…
The Economic Cycle Ahead: A Strategic Pricing Test For The C-Suite
Mike Lukianoff is the founder and CEO of SignalFlare.ai, a decision intelligence company. The next 18 months could demand pricing decisions in conditions many executives have never run a business through. Costs are positioned to escalate…
Burnham's 'Manchesterism' could change the UK, but is not yet a full economic plan
'True to the motto of this city, I am going to do things differently,' Andy Burnham declared, a reference to the film 24 Hour Party People. His speech in Manchester did indeed show a rather different way of seeing and running the UK. The departing…
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