The BAU scenario results in collapse of the global economy and environment (where standards of living fall at rates faster than they have historically risen due to disruption of normal economic functions), subsequently forcing population down. Although …

The United States' competitiveness among global economies has risen to the No. 3 spot behind Switzerland and Singapore in rankings published annually by the World Economic Forum. In its survey released Wednesday, the Forum said the U.S. — the …

So this article—which will indeed present a slew of data arguing the global economy is on overall solid footing—is not like anything you will have read this week, when central banks and so-called ceasefires garnered most attention. Yet it was …

The world economy continues to muddle along at a pedestrian rate of growth. For equity investors this has been a 'goldilocks' scenario – not too hot to worry about higher interest rates, nor too cold to be concerned about profitability. For bond …

Striking a less positive note in an overview of the global economy, it voiced concern about further unrest in Ukraine and the lack of structural reforms in most countries that needed to increase productivity. "The strained global geopolitical situation …

"Concern about global economic conditions, primarily in Europe and China, is pushing oil lower," said Gene McGillian, an analyst and broker at Tradition Energy in Stamford, Conn. "The weak gasoline prices seem to be weighing on the whole complex.

GENEVA – The United States' competitiveness among global economies has risen to the No. 3 spot behind Switzerland and Singapore in rankings published annually by the World Economic Forum. In its latest survey, released early today, the Forum said the …

The UK has edged up the global rankings in a major annual survey by the World Economic Forum (WEF). Its Global Competitiveness Report sees the UK rise one spot to ninth on the list, while Switzerland and Singapore retain first and second place. The US …

On balance, that is easily 1-1.5 percentage points below the developed world's longer-term, or potential, growth trend – a worrisome outcome, to say the least, for employment, deflation risk, global trade, and export-dependent developing economies …