However, some reports suggest PNG’s political and business elites may be implicated in resourcing such violence. They may perceive electoral advantage from violence and insecurity, or economic ...

The UK economy would need investment of £1trn over a decade for an annual growth rate of 3% to be achieved, according to a business lobby group. The Capital Markets Industry Taskforce (CMIT ...

Tobacco company Vector Group has agreed to be acquired by Japan-based tobacco giant JT Group in a deal worth $2.4 billion. The move represents a significant expansion for JT Group in the U.S. As ...

The US economy added 818,000 fewer jobs to the economy than initially reported from April 2023 through March 2024. That's according to a data revision from the Bureau of Labor Statistics ...

Economy was no longer in recession but Biden advanced recovery, experts said. As the economy tops lists of voter concerns ahead of the 2024 election, some speakers at the Democratic National ...

The gig economy might seem relatively new, but it is actually centuries old. And in many parts of the world it is grueling. An “informal” worker in Mumbai, for example, might get up before 5:00 a.m.

The numbers: The U.S. economy grew at a steady clip in August, a pair of S&P surveys found, and indicated little threat of recession despite signs the labor market has cooled off more rapidly than ...

“We will create what I call an opportunity economy,” Harris said in accepting the Democratic nomination for president Thursday night. “An opportunity economy where everyone has a chance to ...

Barack Obama championed Kamala Harris as a president who would create a fairer and stronger economy. The ex-president said the Democratic nominee would widen access to good jobs, schools ...

The US economy wasn’t as hot as it seemed between early this year and early 2023, according to revised figures released by the feds. The nation’s labor market likely created 818,000 fewer jobs ...

US consumer confidence rose to a six-month high in August as more upbeat views of the economy and inflation offset waning optimism about the labor market. The Conference Board’s gauge of ...

The Prospects Group leads the World Bank’s forecasting work and produces the semi-annual Global Economic Prospects flagship report. It also produces the Commodity Markets Outlook, policy-relevant ...