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The United States sank to its lowest score of the past eight years on a corruption index scale published by Transparency International.
After a rocky first week of 2020, consumer sentiment has once again turned positive, according to analysts at Morning Consult.
The IMF on Tuesday released the latest revision of its World Economic Outlook, just in time for the start of the World Economic Forum in Davos.
The most notable finding of the PricewaterhouseCoopers 23rd CEO survey is that six in 10 of them believe there will be a global growth decline within the next 12 months.
The new Global Economic Outlook from the International Monetary Fund strikes a positive tone at first. It then piles on all the threats to the global economy.
With a slowing economy and with trade tensions with the United States high in 2019, China's growth rate came in at 30-year lows.
It is rather important to evaluate retail sales when it comes to the broader economy. Somewhere close to 70% of total U.S. gross domestic product is tied to spending at the consumer level.
The Institute of International Finance has issued its latest outlook on debt. 24/7 Wall St. wanted to put some of the overgrowing debt into context in U.S. terms.
The United States suffered from 14 major weather events costing at least $1 billion each in 2019. That's just two fewer than the number of similar events in 2017, but the total dollar damage was...
Greenhouse gas emissions declined year over year in 2019, due almost entirely to a sharp decline in the use of coal to generate electricity.
The weekly index of consumer sentiment from Morning Consult shows consumers continue to be upbeat.
24/7 Wall St. wanted to take a look at where interest rates are heading in 2020, which pertains to credit market metrics for consumers and businesses alike.
As more baby boomers retire from their jobs in the coming years, where they live, or choose to live, can have a major impact on their golden years.
Tourism is a significant part of Australia's national economy, and while the government does not want travelers to cancel their plans, officials are also trying to be realistic.
Typically, the highest temperatures at any given time are in India, Iran or other places that are blazing hot during much of the year. The highest temperatures in the world today are in towns and...