The war in the Middle East has sent prices soaring, showing how much the world continues to depend on reliable supplies of oil and gas.
Category: Economic Conditions and Trends
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Oil Remains Potent Geopolitical Tool, Decades After Energy Crisis
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War-Induced Inflation Spike Looms Over Europe’s Economic Recovery
The New York Times – Business:For months, the region has been encouraged by low inflation and better-than-expected economic growth. A disruption to energy supplies from the Middle East could knock it off course.
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Oil and Natural Gas Prices Extend Rally as Iran Attacks Escalates
The New York Times – Business:Energy prices continued to rise on Tuesday as attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran intensified, along with the country’s response.
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How India Became One of the World’s Biggest Economies
The New York Times – Business:India has grown rapidly despite its slow industrialization, and its economy is now nearly as big as Japan’s.
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A World Where All Is Free? That’s Elon Musk’s Theory of ‘Sustainable Abundance.’
The New York Times – Business:The Tesla and SpaceX chief has told his followers that they will live in a world where robots will take care of every need and people do not have to work, in what has become his latest slogan.
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India Built the World’s Back Office. A.I. Is Starting to Shrink It.
The New York Times – Business:Artificial intelligence promises to automate the white-collar work that made India a tech powerhouse. The country is racing to adapt before it’s too late.
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Diplomatic Feud With China Weighs on Japan’s Economy
The New York Times – Business:A standoff over the security of Taiwan has led to a steep decline in the number of Chinese visitors to Japan, which is heavily dependent on the tourists.
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In a Bid to Kick-Start Growth, Britain Turns to China
Buffeted by tariffs and trade tensions, Prime Minister Keir Starmer took British business leaders to China and emerged with deals on visas and Scotch whisky, as well as pledges to deepen ties.
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China Wins as Trump Cedes Leadership of the Global Economy
The president used a keynote speech at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland to renounce the last vestiges of the liberal democratic order.
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As Davos Convenes, Deference to Trump Has Replaced Everything
The traditional rhetoric of the World Economic Forum centered on global integration, climate change and international cooperation. Not anymore.
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Real Estate Crash Weighs on China’s Economic Growth
Falling apartment prices have erased the savings of millions of Chinese households, but exports lifted the economy to 5 percent growth last year.
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At Davos, Global Leaders Gather to Ponder the Future of a Messy World
At its 56th annual meeting in Davos, the World Economic Forum will wrestle with war, economics, artificial intelligence and other pressing issues.