Economy

What China Hides About Its Economy

Unreliable statistics, mounting debt, and nonperforming loans are just a few underlying characteristics of China’s economy.

OPEC disagreement lays bare growing UAE-Saudi economic rivalry

Rare public disagreement between the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia over OPEC policy points to a growing economic rivalry between the two largest Arab economies which only looks set to intensify, several regional analysts said.

U.S. Economy Adds 559,000 Jobs in May, Unemployment Rate Drops to 5.8%

The U.S. economy added 559,000 jobs in May and the unemployment rate dropped to 5.8 percent, the Labor Department said in its monthly labor assessment Friday.

Emerging Analyses of Road To Net-Zero 2050 Suggest Hits to Economy, Biodiversity

New analyses show the road to net-zero emissions by 2050 comes with significant but poorly understood economic and environmental costs. While efforts to quantify these impacts are starting to take shape, concerns are mounting over how to source the building blocks for the green economy.

US Consumers Boosted Their Spending by 0.5 Percent in April

Americans increased their spending by 0.5 percent in April, a slowdown after a massive gain in March that had been powered by the distribution of billions of dollars in individual stimulus checks.

Department of Labor: Jobless claims drop to 406,000

Results better than economists had forecast.

Free Community College Will Only Make Things Worse

Like nearly all Americans, President Joe Biden believes that a college degree is the ticket to both individual economic advancement and uplifting the poor. To put his money where his mouth is, he has proposed $256 billion in government funding to cover two years of public community college plus cash for living expenses. In an instant, an improved workforce and less economic inequality. What could go wrong?

On Jobs, It’s Not Bad News, And It’s Not My Fault, Biden Says.

On Day 107, President Joe Biden said the abysmal jobs report was not actually bad news—but it’s the last president’s fault.

US Businesses Are Closing Because They Can’t Find Anyone to Work. Here’s Why.

In a recent interview, economist Lawrence Summers said the government’s juiced-up unemployment benefits have created a record labor shortage.

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