US home sales rebound slightly in February U.S. home sales picked up slightly in February but remain sluggish due to tight inventories, affordability problems and nasty winter weather. More
Dollar rises above 100 yen for 1st time in 4 years The dollar has risen above 100 yen for the first time in more than four years as currency traders persist in selling the Japanese currency in reaction to Tokyo's aggressive credit-easing moves. More
Obama to open middle-class jobs, opportunity tour Aiming to show he's still focused on creating jobs, President Barack Obama is beginning a series of quick trips around the country to resurrect ideas from his State of the Union address that became overshadowed by the intense debates over gun control, immigration and automatic spending cuts. More
Retailers report modest gains for April Americans spent briskly during the early spring months in the latest sign that they’re encouraged by the economic recovery. Falling gas prices, a rallying stock market and gains in the job market all fueled Americans’ shopping habits even as cold weather tempered their desire to buy spring fashions. More
US home building is surging, but job growth isn't The resurgent U.S. housing market has sent builders calling again for Richard Vap, who owns a drywall installation company. Vap would love to help - if he could hire enough qualified people. "There is a shortage of manpower," says Vap, owner of South Valley Drywall in Littleton, Colo. More
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Tesla's 2024 deliveries growth might hinge on Musk's unorthodox Cybertruck Tesla is aiming to post slight growth in 2024 deliveries over last year with generous incentives across its EVs - but a lot depends on the success of the new Cybertruck pickup, which is showing signs ... 12/19/2024 - 9:17 pm | View Link
Chief Economists Outlook: September 2024 | World Economic Forum The September 2024 Chief Economists Outlook explores key trends in the global economy, including the latest outlook for growth, inflation, monetary and fiscal policy, the implications of high public debt levels, and the prospects for a new growth agenda. 12/20/2024 - 11:01 pm | View Website
New report details global trade challenges The report forecasts global trade growth to improve to 2.5% this year, supported by increased goods demand and inventory restocking in the US and Europe, and stabilizing demand from China. Despite this growth, global trade is set for its slowest half-decade since the 1990s, reflecting subdued global GDP growth. 12/20/2024 - 9:06 pm | View Website
Growth and Jobs at Davos 2024: What to know 'Creating Growth and Jobs for a New Era' is one of the key themes at Davos 2024, the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, being held from 15–19 January. The Meeting provides a platform for the dialogue, research and collaboration needed to avoid a decade of low growth and put people at the centre of a more prosperous trajectory. 12/20/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Website
These 5 megatrends will shape the future of the Gulf and beyond These economies represent the fastest-growing economic bloc in the world. Saudi Arabia is the first trillion-dollar economy in MENA and the UAE has delivered record non-oil growth. Egypt, for its part, is achieving a positive trajectory despite recent compounding and challenging headwinds. 12/20/2024 - 11:27 am | View Website
The top economics stories of 2024 China has been a key driver of global growth for a number of years, but Asia's rising influence on the global economy and its critical role in growth is spreading. Consider, for example, the latest Chief Economists Outlook, which saw much more optimism for growth on the continent - with the notable exception of China - than in other regions. 12/20/2024 - 8:49 am | View Website
Today, more than half the world’s population lives in cities—a figure expected to grow by 2.4 billion by 2050. Cities are at the heart of humanity’s future, but they are also ground zero for some of our biggest challenges: climate change, social inequality, and economic fragility. To house the growing urban population and achieve the U.
TORONTO — Embattled Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his Cabinet Friday.
The prime minister’s office confirmed late Thursday that Trudeau will participate in the swearing-in ceremony and chair a meeting with his new Cabinet later Friday.
Trudeau is facing rising discontent over his leadership, and the abrupt departure of his finance minister on Monday could be something he can’t recover from.
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A rising number of Liberal lawmakers are calling on Trudeau to resign but new Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Thursday Trudeau has the “full support of his Cabinet.”
LeBlanc said he respects the views of Liberal lawmakers who want Trudeau to resign.
“That’s a view they are expressing.
BRISBANE, Australia — Australian breaker Rachael “Raygun” Gunn has tried to be a good sport about the jokes and criticism that poured in from around the globe after her controversial performance at the Paris Olympics.
But maybe “Raygun: the Musical” was a bridge too far.
Comedian Stephanie Broadbridge called off the show just hours before it was set to premiere in Sydney, after Gunn’s lawyers contacted its comedy club venue and threatened legal action.
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Broadbridge told her social media followers that the lawyers had trademarked the poster for the musical and told the comedian she could not do Gunn’s notorious kangaroo dance because the Olympian who went viral for her performance in Paris owns it.
Gunn, a 37-year-old Sydney university lecturer, has said the fallout from her gig at the August debut of Olympic breaking left her “devastated” and forced her to retire from competition.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A series of intense Israeli airstrikes shook Yemen’s rebel-held capital and a port city early Thursday and killed at least nine people, officials said, shortly after a Houthi missile targeted central Israel.
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Thursday’s strikes risk further escalating conflict with the Iranian-backed Houthis, whose attacks on the Red Sea corridor have drastically impacted global shipping.