Stocks Fall as Investors Pause on Trade Stocks fell, erasing early gains as investors continued to track trade negotiations between the U.S. and China as the two nations appear to inch closer to a pact. More
House Panel Requests Documents From Associates of Trump Democrats intensified their investigations into President Trump and his associates, with House committees demanding records related to his business dealings, interactions with the Justice Department and communications with Russian President Vladimir Putin. More
China Accuses Detained Canadians of Espionage China accused two detained Canadians of working together to steal Chinese state secrets, moving ahead with a politically charged investigation seen as retribution for Canada’s arrest of a senior Huawei executive. More
PM lauds CIDCA's role in bolstering Pakistan's economic development A high-level delegation of the Chinese International Development Cooperation Agency, led by its Chairman Luo Zhaohui, called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad today. Welcoming the ... 04/24/2024 - 1:33 pm | View Link
South Korea’s economic growth beats forecast as exports rise SOUTH Korea’s economic growth accelerated more than expected last quarter as exports recovered and construction investment rebounded, brightening prospects for President Yoon Suk-yeol after an ... 04/24/2024 - 1:02 pm | View Link
Vietnam's economic growth forecast to reach 5.5 pct in 2024: World Bank HANOI, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's economic growth will reach 5.5 percent in 2024 and gradually rise to 6 percent by 2025, according to the World Bank's latest forecast. World Bank lead economist ... 04/24/2024 - 11:35 am | View Link
Indonesia's Economic Diplomacy Agenda at the Southern Stage Indonesia needs to redefine "free and active politics" by returning its centrality in the global political arena. 04/24/2024 - 10:59 am | View Link
Copper’s record as a stock market and economic predictor is tarnished Copper’s recent surge to a two-year high is rekindling belief (and hope) in the urban myth that the metal is a good leading indicator for the U.S. stock market. But copper’s actual track record is no ... 04/24/2024 - 9:43 am | View Link
China's economy grows 18.3% in post-Covid comeback 16 April 2021. Getty Images. China's economy grew a record 18.3% in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the same quarter last year. It's the biggest jump in gross domestic product (GDP)... 04/23/2024 - 4:22 pm | View Website
Economy of China It is the world's second largest economy by nominal GDP, behind the United States, and the world's largest economy since 2016 when measured by purchasing power parity (PPP). [note 3]. China accounted for 19% of the global economy in 2022 in PPP terms, [31] and around 18% in nominal terms in 2022. 04/23/2024 - 10:17 am | View Website
China Overview: Development news, research, data | World Bank Since China began to open up and reform its economy in 1978, GDP growth has averaged over 9 percent a year, and more than 800 million people have lifted themselves out of poverty. There have also been significant improvements in access to health, education, and other services over the same period. 04/22/2024 - 6:08 am | View Website
China’s Economy Grew More Than Expected in the Third Quarter When projected out for the entire year, the third-quarter data indicates that China’s economy was growing at about 5.3 percent, compared with an annual rate of 2 percent in the second... 04/21/2024 - 11:20 pm | View Website
Sustained policy support and deeper structural reforms to revive China ... China Economic Update – December 2023. BEIJING, December 14, 2023 — Economic activity in China has picked up in 2023, driven by increased demand for services, resilient manufacturing investment, and public infrastructure stimulus. 04/21/2024 - 6:05 pm | View Website
Against the global backdrop of violent conflicts, withering financial conditions and increasingly extreme weather events, leaders of major institutions have needed to adapt and pursue meaning beyond creating profit, as top officers of four companies discussed Wednesday on the TIME100 Summit stage.
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Tory Burch, Executive Chairman of Tory Burch and creator of the Tory Burch Foundation and member of this year’s TIME100, said when she considers leading her company for the past 20 years she “can’t believe she’s still standing.”
“Being an entrepreneur today is, as I mentioned, whiplash.
(WASHINGTON) — Ukraine for the first time has begun using long-range ballistic missiles provided secretly by the United States, bombing a Russian military airfield in Crimea last week and Russian forces in another occupied area overnight, American officials said Wednesday.
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Long sought by Ukrainian leaders, the new missiles give Ukraine nearly double the striking distance — up to 300 kilometers (190 miles) — that it had with the mid-range version of the weapon that it received from the U.
Hamas released a video on Wednesday appearing to show that Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin is alive, providing the first significant evidence that he survived severe injuries sustained during his capture on October 7, 2023.
The short video, which is undated, shows Goldberg-Polin sitting in a chair, part of his left arm missing after it was reportedly blown off during last year’s attack that ignited the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.
King Charles III bestowed honors on his family members and nobles, including a new historically significant title for his daughter-in-law, Kate Middleton.
The King appointed the Princess of Wales to be a Royal Companion of The Order of the Companions of Honour on Tuesday, St George’s Day. The order was founded by King George V in 1917 to recognize outstanding achievements and major contributions over a long period of time to the arts, sciences, medicine, and public service.
As India’s marathon election kicked off its first voting phase last Friday, April 19, unemployment was looming large in the minds of millions of voters—despite the country’s rapid economic growth. Since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014, economists have been quick to serve India on a silver platter as a powerful rival to China, particularly for its global manufacturing, investment, and growth capabilities.