Economist and bestselling author Jeremy Rifkin argues that our grandchildren will pity our working conditions and that a bright future is not a utopian dream but an achievable goal. The…
Greece’s new radical left government has no intention of seeking another bailout deal from international creditors and will spend coming months trying to ease the terms of its current commitments,…
The normally congenial Fed members are starting to be a lot more vocal about their views. Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher took a page out of Pope Francis’ playbook. The…
“Income inequality has worsened under this administration,” Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, said after the president’s State of the Union speech. “We’re facing right now a divided America when it comes…
The Vice President visited Iowa, home to the first-in-the-nation caucus, earlier in February, delivering a speech on the economy, touring a community college and visiting a local coffee shop. Earlier…
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The economy is boosting President Obama, but his rating on terrorism remains low. Hillary Clinton has an early lead in three battleground states, but the models say the race will…
TOKYO — Japan’s latest recession was as short as it was unexpected. The Japanese economy, the world’s third-largest, started expanding again at the end of 2014, government data showed Monday,…
(Reuters) – Japan’s economy rebounded from recession to grow an annualized 2.2 percent in the final quarter of last year, giving a much-needed boost to premier Shinzo Abe’s efforts to…
PARIS — The European economy grew slightly more than expected in the fourth quarter of 2014, official data showed on Friday, as Germany’s growth accelerated more than enough to offset…
This is especially true for the aeronautics sub-contracting market. However, the country has still a long way to go to be among the top performers in this sector. The Moroccan…
According to the Intelligent Community Forum, “intelligent communities” are those that have taken “conscious steps” to create an economy that can prosper in the “broadband economy.” The group has recently…
AP-GfK finds growing optimism about the economy and the president. A new NH poll continues to show a competitive GOP field. And CQ Researcher dives deep into the state of…
ANCHORAGE — This city often walks with a swagger as the metropolis of America’s far north, the high-rises of its oil-based economy glittering against a backdrop of mountain peaks and…
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Americans’ views of President Barack Obama have improved slightly in the past two months, and opinions are more positive about the direction of the country and the health of the…
Follow Us: Get the Upshot in your Inbox FEB. 6, 2015 – But the report clearly adds ammunition to those within the central bank who take an alternate view, which…
The protected Bay of Pemba in northern Mozambique may look like a sea of tranquility, but this area is surging with change. As boats bob just outside the port terminal…
Greece wants a break from the terms of its eurozone bailout loans, saying they’re suffocating its economy. Germany, the biggest backer of two bailouts worth 240 billion euros (currently $271…
MOSCOW — With oil prices down more than 50 percent in the past year and still falling, the ruble having lost more than half its value, a recession looming and…
And the dollar is on fire right now. Higher interest rates and strong currencies often go together like peanut butter and jelly. But it all comes down to safety. Investors…
READ: Obama says he’s proud of saving the economy – “We need to enforce the laws in the United States, and we need to find a way for people to…
“There is no other country that has such a strong connection to ours in terms of history, economy and culture,” Christie said on a call with reporters before the trip….
In his recent State of the Union address, president Barack Obama asked, “will we accept an economy where only a few of us do spectacularly well? Or will we commit…
Greece will neither seek an extension of its controversial bailout nor cooperate with the so-called “troika” of international creditors, the country’s new finance minister declared Friday, following up on a…
President Barack Obama is launching a new effort to dial back the spending cuts. He’s highlighting the issue on Thursday evening when he meets with House Democrats at a retreat…
Greece’s previous government had been overhauling the economy to satisfy conditions of the bailouts. Austerity and reforms were supposed to return the Greek economy to growth and ensure it could…
For some time now, the United States stock market has been propelled forward by a domestic economy that has been growing swiftly compared with Europe, Japan and many once-buoyant emerging…
WASHINGTON — The economic vision President Barack Obama laid out in last Tuesday’s State of the Union has widespread appeal, as do many of his key policy proposals — but…
“Head for the Alps, either France or Austria to ski this winter,” jokes Sebastien Galy, senior currency strategist at Societe Generale. “It’s going to be significantly cheaper than the U.S….