The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its global growth forecast for this year from 2.9 percent to 3.1 percent, citing a resilient U.S. economy, the Chinese government’s policy actions to revive its economy, and strength in some large emerging economies, including Brazil, India, and Russia.
In recent times, the economic landscape has presented an array of challenges that have profoundly affected the business community.
It’s global. The numbers are there for all to see. From developed to underdeveloped nations, economies are slowing down and/or contracting.
The U.S. armaments industry grew its revenue 16 percent in fiscal year 2023 to a record $238 billion, the State Department reported on 29 January.
The U.S. economy sprouted an additional 353,000 jobs in January, the labor department reported, almost twice as many as expected by analysts The Wall Street Journal had surveyed.
Israeli forces in the West Bank have been killing Palestinians in the West Bank with “near total impunity” after the Hamas attack last October, according to Amnesty International.
President Joe Biden’s continued support of Israel’s genocide in Gaza has strained his relationship with black pastors in the south who play an important role in his hopes for reelection.
A U.S.-escorted convoy of 60 tankers stole oil from U.S.-occupied territory in Syria and was seen headed towards U.S. bases in northern Iraq, SANA, the Syrian news outlet, reported.
Meta (parent company of Facebook) may have been saturating the airwaves with commercials conditioning us all to the inevitability of life in the metaverse.
The 27-bloc European Union announced the approval last week of $54 billion for Ukraine to help prop up its beleaguered economy for the next four years as it navigates continued war with Russia.