That China was effectively going to set off a global suicide bomb. Strap on the economy in a cyber-suicide vest and… KABOOOOOOOM! And the NSA heroically thwarted that attack. That's what they want us to believe and some people who call themselves …

Wherever criminal elements and their corrupt facilitators operate with impunity, our collective efforts to rid the world of ungoverned spaces, promote democracy and the rule of law, and expand legitimate economic opportunities will always be incomplete.

U.S. manufacturing activity growth dipped a bit in December from a 10-month high, according to Markit, though other U.S. figures released Monday, including data on industrial production, pointed to increased strength in the world's largest economy.

The International Monetary Fund expects the growth of the global economy will accelerate to 3.6 percent in 2014 from 2.9 percent in 2013. Five top economic experts offer insights on how to read trends in different regions. Developing economies will …

Since the economic downturn that began more than five years ago, the world economy has struggled to lurch forward. There are signs, however, that the global economy is beginning to pick back up, albeit slowly. Market research firm IHS today released …

The political situation is expected to affect the Thai economy adversely from now through the second quarter of 2014 despite brighter prospects for the global economy, Payungsak said. The World Bank has raised its estimate for global GDP growth next …

TORONTO – The Canadian dollar closed higher for a third straight session Wednesday amid mixed commodities and an improving global economy. The loonie rose 0.09 of a cent to 94.4 cents US. The reading is about one US cent higher than late last week …

Sizeable economies provide supply to the global economy via their output, but they also propel the world's economic engine via their demand for raw materials, energy, services, and products. Thus, in discussing which economies can be characterized as …

Since the end of World War II and the birth of the modern global economy, business leaders have come to accept an iron law: International trade always expands faster than economic growth. Between the late 1940s and 2013, that assumption held true …