[ad_1] Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from the city of Ashkelon, Israel October 9, 2023. Amir Cohen | Reuters Israel has vowed to “exact a price” from Iran in retaliation for the large-scale aerial assault on the Jewish state this weekend …
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U.S. criticism of Chinese overcapacity rehashes ‘China threat’ rhetoric, state media says
[ad_1] U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen shakes hands with China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng before a dinner in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, on April 5, 2024. Pedro Pardo | Afp | Getty Images U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen comments on China’s excess manufacturing capacity seek to rehash “China threat” rhetoric …
Read More »Biden says U.S. economy is world’s best. Trump calls it a ‘cesspool.’ Data is clear.
[ad_1] U.S. President Joe Biden, delivers remarks on the U.S. economy and his administration’s effort to revive American manufacturing, during his visit in Flex LTD, a factory that makes solar energy microinverters, in West Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. July 6, 2023. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Joe Biden is fighting …
Read More »Falling fertility rates pose major challenges for the global economy, report finds
[ad_1] Terry Vine | Getty Images Falling fertility rates are set to spark a transformational demographic shift over the next 25 years, with major implications for the global economy, according to a new study. By 2050, three-quarters of countries are forecast to fall below the population replacement birth rate of …
Read More »China blames U.S. for bilateral tensions, reaffirms support for Palestine
[ad_1] Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in 2019. Mark Kauzlarich | Reuters BEIJING — China’s top diplomat slammed the U.S. for worsening bilateral tensions, while reiterating Beijing’s support for peaceful resolutions to the Israel-Palestine and Russia-Ukraine conflicts. “There is some progress in the China-U.S. bilateral relationship, but we have to …
Read More »Japan’s economy unexpectedly slips into recession, hurt by weak domestic demand
[ad_1] An editorial picture of the Japan flag set against an economic trend graph and images associated with the stock market, finance and digital technology. Manassanant Pamai | Istock | Getty Images Japan’s economy unexpectedly contracted again in the October-December period, provisional government data showed Thursday, as high inflation crimped domestic …
Read More »India set to be world’s third largest economy by 2027, finance ministry says
[ad_1] A pedestrian speaks on a mobile phone as he watches a digital screen relaying the budget speech by Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on the facade of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai on February 1, 2021. PUNIT PARANJPE | AFP via Getty Images India could become the …
Read More »Iranian and Hezbollah commanders help direct Houthi attacks in Yemen, sources say
[ad_1] The container ship, Safeen Pride, with a destination of ‘HODEIDAH (ARMED GUARDS)’ seen at sea on January 17, 2024 in Djibouti, Djibouti. Luke Dray | Getty Images Commanders from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Lebanon’s Hezbollah group are on the ground in Yemen helping to direct and …
Read More »Jamie Dimon warns ‘all these very powerful forces’ will impact U.S. economy in 2024 and 2025
[ad_1] JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said he remains cautious on the U.S. economy over the next two years because of a combination of financial and geopolitical risks. “You have all these very powerful forces that are going to be affecting us in ’24 and ’25,” Dimon told Andrew Ross …
Read More »Global shipping recession could end as freight rates soar on Red Sea troubles
[ad_1] The Maersk Sentosa container ship sails southbound to exit the Suez Canal in Suez, Egypt, on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. Stringer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Vessels transiting the Red Sea have faced attacks over the past several weeks from Yemen-based Houthis, prompting shipping companies to change routes, leading …
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