Sales at the tech giants Alphabet and Microsoft have slowed sharply, adding to fears of a downturn in the economy. Alphabet, which owns Google and YouTube, said sales rose just 6% in the three months to September, to $69bn, as firms cut t...
The Federal Reserve's main tool for managing the economy is to change the federal funds rate, which can affect not only borrowing costs for consumers but also shape broader decisions by companies like how many people to hire. WSJ explains how the Fed...
After an exodus of banks and familiar global brands, Vladimir Putin said the Kremlin will work with its foreign partners, but warned that the country could seize the assets of firms leaving Russia....
Thousands of Cubans have joined the biggest protests for decades against the island's Communist government. They marched in cities including the capital Havana, shouting, \\"Down with the dictatorship!\\". Images o...
China's economy grew 3.2% in the second quarter following a record slump. The world's second biggest economy saw a sharp decline in the first three months of the year during coronavirus lockdowns. But figures released on Wednesday show Chin...
Robots are coming for our jobs, and they won’t stop at the factory floor on their quest to replace us. Richard Baldwin, professor at the Graduate Institute in Geneva, says artificial intelligence can already perform skilled labour tasks...
The European Union and Japan signed a huge free trade deal on Tuesday that cuts or eliminates tariffs on nearly all goods. The agreement covers 600 million people and almost a third of the global economy. It's also a major endorsement of a global tr...
updated 2:38 p.m. ET Oct. 29, 2009 WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy grew at a 3.5 percent pace in the third quarter(季度), the best showing in two years, fueled by government-supported spending on cars and homes. It's the strongest signal y...
updated 4:23 p.m. ET Aug. 2, 2009 SHAHRAN, Afghanistan - For as long as anyone can remember, there was no need for paper money in this remote(偏远的) corner of the Hindu Kush. The common currency(货币) was what grew in everyone's backyard &m...
L'AQUILA, Italy - Targeting global warming, leaders of the world's richest industrial countries pledged(保证，许诺) Wednesday to seek dramatic cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 to slow dangerous climate change. They agreed for the first ti...
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The Chinese national legislature begins its tightly scripted annual meeting Thursday with an agenda dominated by the Communist Party's two main concerns: riding out(安全渡过) the global economic crisis and keeping citizens' unhappiness with their lot...
By Jonathan Leff Jonathan Leff Dec. 23, 2008 SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices extended their sharp fall to drop further below $40 a barrel on Tuesday, weakened anew by growing signs of deteriorating world oil demand. Final th...
By DAVID BARBOZA Published: November 9, 2008 SHANGHAI — China announced a huge economic stimulus plan on Sunday aimed at bolstering its weakening economy, a sweeping move that could also help fight the effects of the global slowdown...