But lately, the economic boom of conversion from agrarian laggards to variant degrees of industrialization seem to have experienced a pause. As the world economy approaches the year 2014, the $64,000 question yet to be answered is: is this “the pause …

Pope Francis rebuked the culture of profit at any cost as he issued a 224-page mission statement for his papacy Tuesday, saying that mankind is called first to care for his neighbor and the poor. “Money must serve, not rule!” reads Evangelii Gaudium …

The Nasdaq Composite Index closed above 4,000 for the first time in 13 years, the latest milestone in a 2013 stock rally fueled by easy money from the Fed and robust investor demand for a broader swath of fast-expanding companies. A rise of 23.18 …

As the Financial Times' Martin Wolf, among others, has pointed out, the German economy has been free-riding on global demand. Other countries have grown rapidly in recent decades without relying on external surpluses. But most have suffered from the …

Fontainebleau (France), Singapore, Abu Dhabi, November 26, 2013 -The first edition of the Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) was launched today by INSEAD, basedon research in partnership with the Human Capital Leadership Institute of …

GENEVA—Negotiators have failed to craft the first global trade deal in more than a decade, which could have given the world economy a $1 trillion boost, the director-general of the World Trade Organization said Tuesday. Roberto Azevedo said diplomats …

And there's a lot in there about the economic forces shaping the lives of people around the world. We've compiled some excerpts of his comments that are relevant to economics and public policy. Unfortunately, this 84-page apostolic exhortation is …

A "yin-yang" global economy has emerged with increasingly intertwined markets meaning that one country's monetary policy can have unintended negative consequences elsewhere, says Morgan Stanley chief international economist Joachim Fels.

The Iran deal announced this past weekend by the U.S. government will have significant implications for the U.S. and the global economy. Now LIGNET, the global intelligence service, reveals 7 major impacts of this agreement to the economy and global …