In the 2000s alone America shed nearly 6m factory jobs. Such work often offered high-school leavers a route to a stable, quietly prosperous life. It sustained entire cities, earning Pittsburgh the ...

Indeed, the share of consumer spending devoted to services has at last caught up with its pre-pandemic trend (see chart 1).

Government policies have a role to play in the economy, but technological and market forces are often far more powerful.

African economies remain precarious and weak. Most African countries thrive on the primary sector, with raw products and produce from agriculture and extractive industries dominating their exports.

Companies say they are freezing hiring and investment to deal with shifting tariff policies, which is compounding an uneasy ...

Lithuania has proved resilient to multiple shocks in recent years. However, new challenges are emerging—including further increases in defense expenditure adding to the existing long-term spending ...

While you may think earthquakes are a rarity in New Mexico, think again. Dr. Urbi Basu, manager of the New Mexico Tech ...

The global economy is undergoing substantial changes, driven by fundamental shifts in trade policies. This comes at a time of deep structural transformations related to aging populations, high energy ...

Part 9 of this article series presents an implementation strategy for 24HE Outcome 5, that is, informal sector economic actors transitioned to the formal sector. It draws on the findings of the ...

India’s private sector output grew at its fastest pace in 13 months in ... said the flash PMI for May indicates another month of strong economic performance as growth in production and new orders ...

BEIJING, May 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As China's first fundamental law specifically focusing on promoting the private economy, the Private Sector Promotion Law took effect on Tuesday, marking a ...