2018-01-22 US Policy May Cause Trade War with Chinese Internet Companies
Americans are still talking about a decision by the government to overturn its policy of net neutrality. The Federal Communications…
2018-01-16 China’s Silk Road Plan Facing Problems
China’s plan for a modern Silk Road linking Asia and Europe hit a pothole recently in Pakistan. Pakistan and China…
2017-11-03 Report: Asia Now Has More Billionaires than US
A new report finds that for the first time, Asian billionaires outnumber those in the United States. The number of…
2017-10-20 Forbes: Trump’s Wealth Suffers Major Drop Since Presidency
President Donald Trump’s wealth saw a major drop in the last year, mainly because some of his properties decreased in…
2017-10-11 American Wins Nobel Prize in Economics
American economist Richard Thaler has won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Economics. Thaler was recognized for his work as a…
2017-10-11 Study: US Immigration Policies Will Hurt Michigan’s Economy
Around the year 2000, a Bangladeshi immigrant named Shaker Sadeak left New York City. Sadeak moved west to the American…
2017-09-28 Switzerland Has World’s Most Competitive Economy
Switzerland is the world’s most competitive economy, the World Economic Forum (WEF) reported on Wednesday. It said the Swiss economy…
2017-09-21 Fast-moving Asian Phone Makers Gain on Apple
Apple announced its new iPhones last week, but competitors’ mobile phones can do many of the same things for less…
2017-09-20 While Stock Values Rise, American Farmers Struggle
Leading measures of U.S. stocks have been setting records. Employment reports are making Americans feel good about the economy. Yet…
2017-09-14 London is Still Considered World’s Top Financial Center
A newly released study finds that London is still considered the most attractive financial center in the world. London was…
2017-09-11 American Farmers Hoping for Economic Gains from NAFTA Talks
In August, the United States began renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada and Mexico. As a…
2017-09-01 Talks on Brexit Slowed Over Trade, Border Issues
British and EU officials say they are “deadlocked” after four days of negotiations on Britain’s exit from Europe, known as…
2017-07-24 Study: Boss Paid 271 Times More than Average Worker
The chief executive officers of America’s largest companies were paid an average of $15.6 million in 2016 says a recent…
2017-06-02 American Farmers Depend on International Trade
Seventy-three-year-old Ron Gruenhagen’s German ancestors moved to the United States in the middle of the 19th century. They settled in…
2017-05-22 Mixed Reaction to US-China Trade Deal
Business leaders are reacting to a new trade deal between the United States and China. The deal includes initial agreements…