China Setting Itself Up To Profit From Africa's Consumer Markets
China has big economic plans and ambitions in Africa that go beyond oil and minerals. While much of the world still views Africa as a basket-case cont...
China has big economic plans and ambitions in Africa that go beyond oil and minerals. While much of the world still views Africa as a basket-case cont...
Jeffrey Sachs | Posted 11.11.2009 | Business
The past week brought news of US double-digit unemployment and the Federal Reserve's decision to maintain near-zero interest rates. Both pieces of new...
politico.com | EAMON JAVERS | | Posted 11.10.2009 | World
The conventional wisdom in Washington and in most of the rest of the world is that the roaring Chinese economy is going to pull the global economy out...
Michael T. Klare | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics
In November 2008, the National Intelligence Council, an affiliate of the Central Intelligence Agency, has predicted that America's global preeminence would gradually disappear over the next 15 years.
Diane Francis | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business
Commodities, the Canadian dollar and Toronto Stock Exchange are headed onward and upward despite the world economy appearing to be only halfway through this Great Recession.
Dean Baker | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business
The decision by China to stop buying U.S. government debt may not harm the economy's recovery, but it could be devastating to the recovery efforts at Citigroup.
Bloomberg | James Tyson and Michael McKee | Posted 09.29.2009 | Business
Former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker said the rise of China and other emerging economies has underscored a decline in the comparative economic...
Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn | Posted 09.28.2009 | Chicago
Let's show the world what Chicago culture is all about with some new events: Relay races with plain white envelope hand-offs. Blame volleyball. Synchronized aldermen.
Blythe McGarvie | Posted 11.10.2009 | World
Lately, I've been reflecting about my first visit to EPCOT at Disney World. Many of the countries exhibit their natural beauty. The U.S. highlights technology and its prowess in military victories.
Joseph Meuse | Posted 11.08.2009 | World
While we don't yet realize it in this country, America is in an economic war with China. We have been in this economic battle for years, and are much closer to losing than we realize.
AP | WILLIAM FOREMAN | Posted 10.16.2009 | World
XINTANG, China — During the first half of this year, Yang Zongfu's blue jean factory had few customers. Now, as his business picks up, he can't ...
Edwin D. Hill | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics
Manufacturing is moving into a new, energy-efficient stage, but it's in danger of leaving out the American worker altogether without an aggressive approach in Washington to encourage its domestic growth.
Dan Dorfman | Posted 09.19.2009 | Business
Are we getting an economic snow job from the Orient?
James M. Gentile | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics
If the future of our nation is not continually renewed by young Americans well supported in their advanced scientific research, we likely will have a very dim future indeed.
Ellen Brown | Posted 09.17.2009 | World
To the extent that China's stimulus plan is working better than in the U.S. and the U.K., this seems to be because the government is using the banks for public ends, rather than allowing the banks to use the government for private ends.
Sheldon Filger | Posted 09.11.2009 | Business
The world's third largest economy is sending worrying signals to those whose best hopes for an end to the Global Economic Crisis reside with China.
Alex Higgins | Posted 09.11.2009 | World
There is a distinct lack of enthusiasm for attempting to govern other parts of the world by force, let alone envy of the global superpower.
Joseph Meuse | Posted 09.11.2009 | Business
I believe that Chinese companies, trading on U.S. exchanges, represent the best opportunity to make money in the stock market in a generation.
Ellen Brown | Posted 09.05.2009 | Business
Many people feel that some bankers are thieves stealing from the public till and should be looking at jail time. But who is there to stop their parade of outrages?
Teryn Norris | Posted 08.26.2009 | Green
The U.S. is not only investing far less in our clean energy industries than Asian nations, but also falling behind in energy science and technology education.
Mark Weisbrot | Posted 08.24.2009 | Business
Hans Timmer, Director of Economic Forecasting at the World Bank, told the Wall Street Journal that China will lead the world out of this recession. He appears to be correct.
Eric Schurenberg | Posted 08.21.2009 | Business
You don't quadruple loan volume during a recession by tightening lending standards. Loose lending leads to inflation or defaults or both. And if any country's banking system has too much of it, the end isn't pretty.
Joseph Meuse | Posted 08.21.2009 | Business
America is no longer the golden land. We need a collective kick in the pants to help us figure out how to reinvent our economy and rebuild our collective, national self-esteem.
AP | JOE McDONALD | Posted 08.16.2009 | World
BEIJING — China has bought a rebound in economic growth with a flood of government spending and bank loans, averting a surge in politically dang...
Sheldon Filger | Posted 08.13.2009 | Business
How ironic that the savior of global capitalism is determined to be the largest Communist state still in existence.
TIME | John Lee | Posted 11.11.2009 | Business