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Economics Headlines
Why inflation is the economic problem of the decade axios.com
When seemingly one-off events pile up on top of each other, prices get reset across the economy.
Source: axios.com
Lessons learned in ’70s have made US, world economies less vulnerable to oil shocks apnews.com
The world economy is experiencing a disorienting flashback to the 1970s. Oil prices are once again surging in the wake of war in the Middle East, driving up the cost of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel and threatening a return to stagflation.
Source: apnews.com
‘People are trying to be creative’: Tariff-battered American companies are so cash-starved they are using refund claims as collateral for loans fortune.com
“It’s coming to the point where some people might have no choice,” one CEO told Fortune, saying more firms are looking to leverage refund claims from the levies.
Source: fortune.com
Economic shock of Middle East war to cast shadow over IMF, World Bank meetings reuters.com
Top finance officials from around the world will convene in Washington this week under the shadow of the war in the Middle East, which has delivered a third major shock to the global economy after the COVID pandemic and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Source: reuters.com
Rural Minnesota economies under threat as feds cut safety net programs startribune.com
Small, outstate communities tend to rely more on funding from programs like Medicaid that face deep cuts under the 2025 federal budget.
Source: startribune.com
Tennessee can create a recycling industry boom tennessean.com
Tennessee ranks 48th in recycling, but new legislation aims to connect manufacturers with valuable materials.
Source: tennessean.com
China, Iran weaponized the global economy to beat the U.S. at its own game washingtonpost.com
Washington once enjoyed a near monopoly over this type of economic warfare, but now American consumers and companies are starting to feel the pain.
Source: washingtonpost.com
The ‘Annoyance Economy’ Is More Than Just Annoying nytimes.com
A new estimate puts the cost of dealing with robocalls, hidden fees and customer service chatbots that can’t solve most problems at $165 billion.
Source: nytimes.com
Lessons learned in ’70s have made US, world economies less vulnerable to oil shocks seattletimes.com
Kryptonite to America’s Economic Super Powers: Chokepoints wsj.com
The U.S. brings superior size to economic warfare, but China and Iran have fought back through control of critical economic assets.
Source: wsj.com
Saudi Arabia says key oil pipeline back to full capacity after attacks aljazeera.com
The Ministry of Energy says the East-West pipeline is back to pumping about 7 million barrels per day.
Source: aljazeera.com
EU’s top 5 economies vs top 5 US states: How do they compare in GDP? euronews.com
Top EU countries and US states appear one after the other in economic size rankings. However, US states surpass the top EU economies in GDP per capita, both in nominal terms and purchasing power.
Source: euronews.com
Professor warns against sharing data in ‘gig AI training’ economy newsnationnow.com
Krueger argued that people who provide this level of access are often not compensated fairly for the value of their data.
Source: newsnationnow.com
World Finance Chiefs Head to IMF With a Sense of Déjà Vu bloomberg.com
Economic policymakers are about to gather in Washington to assess the damage President Donald Trump’s war on Iran has caused to growth in the Middle East and beyond.
Source: bloomberg.com
‘Eager to explore’: Chinese migrants return to Venezuela after Maduro’s capture scmp.com
A large chunk of Venezuela’s Chinese community fled overseas during Maduro’s rule. Now, many are returning as they see ‘new opportunities’.
Source: scmp.com
