Correspondent & Host
Despite a contraction after the initial onset of the war, Israel’s economy has rebounded dramatically.
A contextual look at the economic toll of war.
If the Israeli finance minister’s threat is carried out, the Palestinian economy — and the Palestinian Authority — could be starved of revenue.
Eight months into the Israel-Hamas war, here’s what the Palestinian economy looks like.
It could soon be easier to buy and sell ether, a cousin of bitcoin, via traditional market mechanisms.
Target and Walmart are among the outlets competing for the dollars of consumers who may have reached the limit of what they will pay.
The “currency carry trade” is one way investors chase returns by moving their money from one country to another, and it can move currency markets. It’s emblematic of the power of interest rates to slosh money around the globe, and it may be growing.
In April, General Electric split itself up to focus on wind power, aerospace and health care. Its finance and media divisions are long gone.
Monday’s report on the system’s “go-broke” date raises questions about how Social Security is funded.
Is the problem unfair industry subsidies, or is China just better at making electric vehicles?
