It was the second time the world's largest economy has contracted since officially exiting severe recession in July 2009. GDP fell 1.3% in the 2011 first quarter. "Negative GDP growth is rare in expansions, declines of more than a couple of tenths …

"Expectations regarding the short-term outlook for the economy, jobs, and personal finances were also more upbeat," said Lynn Franco, director of economic indicators at the board. "In fact, the percentage of consumers expecting their incomes to grow …

Alpert said the ambitious global study will help answer some of those questions, and also show Portland how many jobs it has in various green economy sectors. "This will help inform how we should be collecting data," Alpert said. Portland and London …

BEIJING — Global stocks mostly rose Wednesday on upbeat data that reinforced confidence in the U.S. economic recovery. Oil edged up to stay above $104 a barrel as traders weighed the impact of conflicts in Ukraine and Libya. In early European trading, …

Exclusive: Tesla's Gigafactory needs will change global economy for cobalt, graphite and lithium. UK TESLA. View Photos. Simon Dawson. Elon Musk's Tesla Motors will transform the market for cobalt, lithium and graphite when it builds the massive …

Most GCC economies would expand at or above the regional average, the EH report forecasts. While Saudi Arabia is forecast to record a 4.5 per cent growth in 2014 and five per cent in 2015, the UAE is expected to witness four per cent growth in 2014 and …

Openness to the global economy has gained many detractors as a result of the 2008 global financial crisis and subsequent recession. People are unnerved by the volatility of capital flows and worried that their jobs may be outsourced. Yet more countries …

The Korea Institute for International Economic Policy has revised down its forecast for the world economy to 3.4 percent, citing a growth slowdown in emerging markets. That's a dip of 0.2 percentage points from the institute's earlier growth outlook in …

But after more than three decades of development, some consider it a world-class city. Credit WGBH News. When Oliver Wendell Holmes famously declared Boston the "Hub of the Universe," it arguably was America's cultural and commercial capital.