WRAP: We have a new cause for concern in the global economy: Germany. With its GDP expected to show a decline for the second quarter when that number is announced on Thursday, data from this quarter are suggesting that its downturn has continued, …
Despite a massive regulatory repair effort, financial systems are still not running on all cylinders, and this is a contributor to a global economy that is still mired in underperformance more than five years into the recovery. In a world where …
The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP)—The stock market pulled back slightly Tuesday, following two days of gains, as investors focused on the damage that ongoing geopolitical tensions were causing the global economy. Energy stocks were among the …
Fast-food heavyweight McDonalds Corporation (NYSE:MCD), for instance, is struggling to find growth in the global economy, and that's because spending from the other 99% is stalling. The maker of the Big Mac announced that its comparable sales for its …
George Leong writes: Think all is well—or at least OK—with the global economy? Don't relax too much, as that doesn't seem to be the case. As we all know, spending drives economic growth, whether it's from consumers, businesses, investments, …
The story of the global economy today is one in which some countries, Canada among them, have been slowly recovering from the Great Recession, while others are either still struggling with longstanding economic problems or benefiting from existing …
World oil demand will rise less than previously thought in 2014, due to a lower outlook for the global economy and demand growth in the second quarter falling to its lowest level in more than two years, the West's energy watchdog said Tuesday. In its …
This chart from the World Bank's latest International Comparison Project document depicts each country's economy as a rectangle — GDP per capita on the vertical access and population on the horizontal axis. Imfchart. (Source: World Bank). We can see …
(Repeats item that first ran on Sunday). By John O'Donnell. FRANKFURT Aug 10 (Reuters) – Investors will gauge the strength of the euro zone's fragile economy this week as escalating conflicts in Ukraine and Iraq darken the mood globally. In stark …