NEW YORK — Nancy Strumwasser, a high school teacher from Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, always thought she'd have two children. But the layoffs that swept over the U.S. economy around the time her son was born six years ago helped change her mind.

Keep in mind that, if no bubbles burst, China is about to become—and remain—the number one global economic power, a position it enjoyed for eighteen of the past twenty centuries. But don't tell London hagiographers; they still believe that US …

Hacking has long been a major sticking point in relations between the world's two largest economies, but Washington's move marked a major escalation in the dispute. In the first-ever prosecution of state actors over cyber-espionage, a federal grand …

The global economy is growing, but the inconsistency in the performance from country to country doesn't afford investors much confidence in the long-term sustainability of that growth. (MC). JAPAN: Core machinery orders surged to a six-year high in …

"(The) Philippines economy has undergone a remarkable transition from a pussycat into a tiger economy over the last decade," he said ahead of the holding of the World Economic Forum on East Asia meeting in Manila this week. "The Philippine economy has …

According to Deutsche Bank's Cheap Date Index – which measures the cost of a movie-and burger date in 32 global cities in U.S. dollar terms – London is by far the most expensive place for a simple night on the town, while Mumbai is the cheapest. The …

BERLIN – The global economy still faces various risks despite its recent improvements, and further efforts on growth and consolidation are needed, said heads of world's leading economic organizations on Tuesday. High unemployment, significant output …

Much of the developed world accelerated in the quarter – North America gained five points on the index, and its economy is now set to grow by 2.5 per cent this year. Europe's score edged up by 1.3 points, leading analysts to predict GDP growth of 1.6 …

We take a look at global economic updates or interesting key developments that investors can take note of. First up is the threat to global economic growth that's posed by falling birth rates. Next, I'll be looking at the economic progress of the UK …