OTTAWA – Canada's economy slowed at the start of this year, as higher household spending was offset by lower government and business outlays, the government statistical agency said Friday. Growth was halved in the first quarter to 0.3%, from 0.7% in …

NEW YORK, May 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Fifty-seven percent of finance executives believe the global economy is improving, according to the second edition of the CFO Capital Confidence Barometer results released today by EY. Though most chief …

Our subject this morning is the “challenges for global economic growth”. But let me first focus on the positive. Compared to this time last year, or indeed anytime since the financial crisis, our starting point seems brighter. Notwithstanding the dip …

In our global economy, we can greatly expand opportunities available to our kids if we recognize the advantages of speaking multiple languages. So two years ago we launched a world language immersion program in which students can take half of their …

"If the economy can demonstrate it can grow better than 3% on a sustained basis, it will motivate many more companies to accelerate business capital spending and also increase the pace of hiring," said Bernard Baumohl, chief global economist at the …

Tesla gigafactory materials need will change the global economy for cobalt, graphite and lithium. Elon Musk's Tesla Motors will transform the market for cobalt, lithium and graphite when it. Enlarge Photo. Simon Dawson. Elon Musk's Tesla Motors will …

Katja Hall, CBI deputy director-general, said the improvement was down to increased confidence in the UK economy, easier access to credit, and better global economic conditions. However, Ms Hall said there were risks to the UK's outlook from global …

The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), an international economic and business concern, said that Nigeria was endowed and strategically positioned to benefit from global economic trends. The institute made the disclosure in its report titled “Nigeria's …

The outlook for the global economic cycle is mostly positive, with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasting global growth of 3.6% for 2014, compared to the 3% final outcome for 2013.1 Although there has been an anticipated slowdown in emerging …