The economic buffers have been exhausted – one more shock would trigger financial Armageddon

Just as financial markets were beginning to believe they had again dodged the bullet, along come the Israelis to insist that the restraint being urged is for the birds. Tehran had apparently thought ... Read More

Let’s Applaud the Good News for the World Economy

The good news is that the global economy appears to have avoided a protracted downdraft, something that looked like a reasonable outcome last year. The US doesn’t have to carry the world on its ... Read More

Economy

At Planet Money, a multimedia team of reporters tracks down the economists, investors and regular folks who are trying to make sense of the rapidly changing global economy. April 12, 2024 ... Read More

China Uses Surprise Data Announcements to Counter Economic Gloom

Chinese officials are using a new strategy to help shape a positive narrative on their nation’s slowdown: Making early disclosures on flattering economic news in a bid to boost markets. The ... Read More

World News

Israeli officials say they didn’t see a strike on a high-level Iranian target in Syria as a provocation, and did not give Washington a heads-up about it until right before it happened. By ... Read More

US Payrolls Seen Hitting at Least 200,000 for a Fourth Month

Payrolls in the world’s largest economy are seen increasing by at least 200,000 for a fourth straight month, according to a Bloomberg survey of economists. Average hourly earnings are projected ... Read More

Lula-Milei Clash Embodies the World’s Competing Economic Views

There are few presidents in the world today with more radically different economic models than Argentina’s Javier Milei and Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Milei is desperate to gut public ... Read More

Political Cartoons on Inflation and the Economy

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Argentina’s Economy Contracted Less Than Expected in January

Economic activity fell 4.3% in January from a year ago, less than expectations for a 6.3% drop, according to analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. On a monthly basis, activity declined 1.2%, the third ... Read More

Economy News

SAADNAYEL, Lebanon – Located in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley, a region that has been farmed for millennia, a small experimental farm known as Buzuruna Juzuruna (BuJu) is establishing an ... Read More

2024 Primary & Caucus Results

The 2024 primary schedule is listed below with the date of each state's primary and caucus for Democrats and Republicans in the 2024 presidential primary. Read More

Economy News

A DINK couple in the world's most expensive city breaks down their finances and how they think about money. The gig economy, overemployment, and job switching have made it easier than ever to ... Read More