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Wegovy's creator invested £6bn in this town. So why is it not booming?
Europe's most valuable company has invested billions in Kalundborg on Denmark's coast - but it has many problems.Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
Foreign investors fear India’s stock market boom may be over
International investors pull out more than $10bn from Indian stocks as indices record largest fall since March 2020Business - Financial Times - Yesterday -
Why China's Solar Boom Is a Bust for Its Leading Players
Shielded by tariffs and fostered by subsidies, a solar panel commands triple the price in the U.S. compared with China and Europe, but expanding in America has become trickier.World - The Wall Street Journal - 2 hours ago -
Nobel economics prize is awarded for research into why countries succeed or fail
The Nobel memorial prize in economics has been awarded to three U.S.-based academics for research into why societies with poor rule of law and exploitative institutions do not generate sustainable ...World - ABC News - October 14 -
Harris expands economic plans with focus on Black men
Vice President Harris on Monday released an opportunity agenda for Black men, focusing on helping business owners, teachers, cryptocurrency investors, men with health conditions, and men in the ...Politics - The Hill - October 14 -
MIT professors share Nobel Prize in economics
The Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to three Americans Monday. Two of them are MIT professors.Top stories - CBS News - October 14 -
Nobel economics prize goes to global inequality researchers
Three U.S.-based academics won the 2024 Nobel economics prize for their research into why global inequality persists.Top stories - NBC News - October 14 -
Young men's economic prospects are shifting, along with their politics
For David Tasker, an 18-year-old construction worker in Pennsylvania, his top financial priorities are having enough money for gas, dining out and spending on his girlfriend while living at home ...Top stories - NBC News - October 13 -
A Russian economic meltdown is coming next year
As the Russian economy tanks, immiseration and social discontent grow, and money dries up, Putin won’t have the resources to fuel his war machine.Politics - The Hill - October 14 -
Harris Targets Black Men With New Economic Proposals
The Democratic candidate suggests small business loans and improved access to the legal cannabis industry for Black entrepreneurs.Business - Inc. - October 14 -
Trump promises tariffs to help pay for economic plans
Former President Donald Trump addressed the Economic Club of Chicago and doubled down on applying tariffs to help pay for the costs of his proposed economic plan. Trump affirmed tariffs will keep ...Top stories - CBS News - October 15 -
Harris and Trump Push Economic Plans to Woo Holdouts
The candidates provided more detail on how they would bolster the economy, with ideas ranging from tariffs to more assistance for Black entrepreneurs.Business - The New York Times - October 16 -
Four economic truths that explain the US’s bizarre election
A trip to America’s number 3 shopping mall offers answers to what’s really going onBusiness - Financial Times - October 17 -
China’s economy grows 4.6% in third quarter
Lowest figure in year and a half comes as Beijing steps up stimulus effortsBusiness - Financial Times - October 18 -
Chinese economic slowdown deepens, official figures show
Gross domestic product rose by 4.6% on a yearly basis, below Beijing's "around 5%" annual target.Top stories - BBC News - October 18 -
Why U.S. Economic Health Depends on Wealthy Consumers
Affluent Americans are driving retail spending, which could sustain healthy growth for the next year.Business - Inc. - October 18 -
How the US can counter China's economic coercion
The Chinese threat of economic coercion has been effective, but the U.S. has leverage over China due to its reliance on supplying U.S. companies, and can leverage the imbalance in China's export ...Politics - The Hill - October 18 -
Fragile confidence hinders global economic recovery
Political and economic uncertainties drag on business and household mood, Brookings-FT Tiger index showsBusiness - Financial Times - October 20 -
We Don’t Yet Understand What Warehouse Work Is Doing to Communities
Warehouses in Lehigh Valley, Pa. have been an economic boon for blue collar workers. But they have been a political bust.Top stories - The New York Times - October 22 -
Reeves welcomes IMF's improved UK economic forecast
The global financial institution predicts stronger UK growth of 1.1% this year and 1.5% next year.Top stories - BBC News - October 22 -
Nobel laureates endorse Harris economic agenda
Winners of the Nobel Prize in economics are backing Vice President Harris’s vision for the economy, calling it “vastly better” to that of former President Trump. “Harris’s economic agenda will ...Politics - The Hill - October 23 -
China’s industrial profits plunge as economic momentum falters
Steep monthly decline in September comes as policymakers battle to restore confidenceBusiness - Financial Times - October 27 -
Policymakers warn protectionism threatens global economic recovery
Officials fear rules-based order is under threat as race for US presidency enters final daysBusiness - Financial Times - October 27 -
How demographics can distort economic narratives
Japan and Italy aren’t quite as stagnant as you thinkWorld - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
Harris Warns That Trump Is a Threat to Economic Growth
With the election drawing to a close, candidates are trying to sway on the economy.Business - Inc. - 3 days ago -
How Kamala Harris’s Economic Plan Has Been Shaped by Business Leaders
The vice president has repeatedly incorporated suggestions from business executives into her economic agenda.Business - The New York Times - October 16 -
Trio of economists wins Nobel Prize for work on wealth of nations
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson commended for advancing understanding of inequalityBusiness - Financial Times - October 14 -
Nobel Economics Prize Awarded to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson shared the award for their work on explaining the gaps in prosperity between nations.Top stories - The New York Times - October 14 -
Nobel for Economics Awarded to Authors of 'Why Nations Fail' and an Ex-IMF Figure
The prize was given to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson for work that advanced the understanding of differences in prosperity between countries.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 14 -
Trio of professors win Nobel economics prize for work on post-colonial wealth
British-born Simon Johnson and James A Robinson and Turkish-American Daron Acemoğlu share £810,000 prize . Three US-based professors, including two UK-born academics, have been awarded this year’s ...World - The Guardian - October 14 -
Here’s What the Nobel Prize Winners for Economics Learned About Innovation and Authoritarianism
A trio of U.S. academics won the prize for economic after finding that authoritarian governments inhibit growth and innovation.Business - Inc. - October 14 -
Nobel Economics Prize Awarded to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson shared the award for their work on explaining the gaps in prosperity between nations.Business - The New York Times - October 14