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At the end of December, crude oil commercial stockpiles for the 34-member OECD nations had topped 3 billion barrels.
The average American born in 1960 is expected to live for 69.8 years. Today, the life expectancy of someone born in the United States is 78.9 years. Thanks to advances in medical technology and...
As major corporations move from country to country to avoid high taxes, the activity saves them hundreds of billions of dollars a year.
Another large independent organization has followed the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in a downgrade of global growth this year.
In another sign that the largest engines of the world's economy have faltered, the OECD has slashed its forecast for global GDP for this year and for 2016.
 Denmark’s residents are the most satisfied with their lives, according to the Better Life Index released Monday. According to the study, published annually by the Organization for Economic...
ThinkstockThe United States, which prides itself as a land of opportunity, has the fourth-most uneven income distribution among developed nations, according to recently-released data. Only Turkey,...
The OECD reports that real GDP growth among the OECD countries in the first quarter of 2015 slipped. The slowdown was most significant in the United States.
ThinkstockThe U.S. elderly population is growing rapidly. The number of Americans 65 and older grew from 35 million in 2000 to 41.4 million in 2011 and to an estimated 44.7 million in 2013. This...
The U.S. elderly population has grown exponentially in recent decades. The number of Americans 65 and older grew from 35 million in 2000 to 41.4 million in 2011 and to an estimated 44.7 million in...
ThinkstockThe United States has a health problem. Across the country, life expectancies routinely fail to meet the standards set by other developed nations. Differences in life expectancy between the...
ThinkstockThe Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is the latest group to warn that the global economy has slowed, probably to a level that risks another worldwide recession....
Sanctions, and perhaps a drop in oil prices, are expected to stop Russia's GDP from moving at all in 2015.
ThinkstockThe United States is one of the world’s most prosperous economies, with a gross domestic product that exceeded that of any other country last year. However, a vibrant economy alone does...
These are the 10 states with the best quality of life by OECD measures.