Economic events

Consumer giants from Starbucks to General Mills have one big sales problem: China

BEIJING — A theme emerging in the latest slew of U.S. companies’ earnings reports is a drag from the China…

The West must be ready to face the ‘deadly quartet’ of global adversaries, analysts warn

LONDON — Hot on the heels of last week’s NATO summit that highlighted the threat and “systemic challenges” posed by…

Wealth in Turkey grew the most in the world at 157% despite soaring inflation, according to ranking

Turkey came out miles ahead of the rest of the world in an annual global wealth ranking — in a…

IMF sees ‘bumps’ in path to lower inflation

The International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday that upside risks to inflation have increased, calling into question the prospect of multiple…

IMF upgrades UK growth forecast in another boost to new Labour government

LONDON — The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday lifted its 2024 growth outlook for the U.K. to 0.7% from 0.5%,…

Small caps are the hottest trade going in the stock market now and they surged another 3% Tuesday

Small-cap stocks are on a tear right now as they took the baton from megacap technology shares last week to…

Watch Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks on interest rate policy and the economy

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With high prices and mortgage rates, aspiring and current homeowners feel ‘stuck’

When Rachel Burress moved into her mother’s house around a decade ago, it seemed like a short-term stop on the…