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LEXINGTON, Mass.----Global GDP will grow only 2.8 percent in 2010, much better than the 2.0 percent drop in 2009, but well below the 3.5-4.0 percent trend rate of growth for the world economy, according to the Top 10 Economic Predictions for 2010 from IHS Chief Economist Nariman Behravesh.
World stocks fall as national debt, weak Japan growth add to fears of rocky economic recovery
The Oct. 7 statement by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) regarding Canada’s challenge of the U.S. Country of Origin Labeling Law (COOL) under the World Trade Organization (WTO) was disappointing to many cattle producers across the country, including myself.
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations forecast today that the world economy will bounce back in 2010 with a global growth rate of 2.4 percent, but it warned that the recovery will be fragile.
GENEVA — In a frantic rage last weekend, anarchist protesters broke shop windows, attacked a Starbucks cafe and set fire to at least four cars to demonstrate their opposition to a World Trade Organization conference.
WESTBORO - Boston-Power Inc., a provider of lithium-ion batteries, has been named a 2010 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum. Boston-Power is the only energy storage company to earn this distinction.
The international economy is still fragile and vulnerable to shocks despite recent improvements in financial markets, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund said Monday.
(AP:SINGAPORE) Analysts expect Singapore's economy to rebound from recession next year as improving global demand for the city-state's exports fuels a pickup in manufacturing, according to a survey released Wednesday by the central bank.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fell, led by finance and mining companies, after Japan’s economy grew more slowly than estimated and Fitch cut Greece’s credit rating, denting confidence in the global economic recovery.
The international economy is still fragile and vulnerable to shocks despite recent improvements in financial markets, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund said Monday.
The international economy is still fragile and vulnerable to shocks despite recent improvements in financial markets, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund said Monday.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks dived after a Dubai developer posted a $3.65 billion loss, Japan’s economy grew less than expected and Greece’s debt rating was reduced.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Stocks from New York to Tokyo dived after a Dubai developer posted a $3.65 billion loss and Japan’s economy grew less than expected. The euro slid to near a five- week low against the dollar as Greece’s debt rating was reduced.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Stocks from London to Tokyo dived after a Dubai developer posted a $3.65 billion loss and Japan’s economy grew less than expected. The euro slid to near a five- week low against the dollar as Greece’s debt rating was reduced.
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke is prescribing “poison” to the U.S. economy by keeping interest rates near zero and fueling a wave of speculative capital that may cause the next global crisis, former Morgan Stanley chief Asian economist Andy Xie said.
MicroCHIPS, a developer of intelligent, responsive implant systems, today announced it has been named a 2010 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum.
