ALTHOUGH the economy is improving, this is turning out to be “a recovery, but not as we know it”. Britain may be getting better off, but people keep getting poorer, as the costs of essentials continue to grow much more rapidly than incomes. Yet far …

The dissonance created ripples in capital markets; which became waves of much larger amplitude in the real economy. Terminal Velocity “The Final Curtain” suggested that these destructive waves would lead to the permanent creation of a new wave of …

The gap between men and women has narrowed slightly in the past year in most countries, according to a World Economic Forum (WEF) report. Iceland, Finland and Norway top the list of 136 nations, based on political participation, economic equality and …

RIYADH (Zawya Dow Jones)–Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (2010.SA) expects a "slight improvement" in earnings next year as the global economy continues to recover from a prolonged downturn, executives at the petrochemical giant said on Sunday.

When he was chief economist at the Bank for International Settlements, Bill White issued a series of prescient pre-crisis warnings of bubbles and imbalances that were building up in the global economy. He was politely ignored. White worries that policy …

The global economy will be "seriously damaged" if US politicians fail to cut a deal to raise the US debt ceiling, the International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday, as Republicans and Democrats showed no signs of resolving their differences in Washington.

Last year, FDI hit a record of more than $20 billion and helped shield the economy from weaker commodity demand and a global economic slowdown. Indonesia's FDI data, which shows what companies plan to invest rather than actual spending, excludes …

McDonald's warned that the weak global economic environment would put pressure on its performance as it reported a 4.6 per cent rise in third-quarter earnings. “In the fourth quarter, tight macroeconomic and competitive pressures are not expected to …

Global recovery remains fragile. * Euro zone growth pace eases. * Chinese manufacturing at 7-month high. * U.S. factories expected to show weaker growth. By Jonathan Cable. LONDON, Oct 24 (Reuters) – The euro zone economy is only expanding slowly, …