The mood at the World Economic Forum was warmed by optimism about the global economy, says The Economist’s Patrick Foulis.

Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor of The Economist, says the World Economic Forum’s elite attendees will talk far-ranging issues like climate and inflation.

The projected slump would put the global economy on a razor’s edge, World Bank researchers say.

The World Economic Forum’s new report identifies a long list of interconnected economic threats that could feed off of and worsen each other. But there is a caveat.

Eurasia Group Founder Ian Bremmer talks through the consultancy’s annual report of risks the world will face in the coming year.

Good for U.S. tourists and importers. Bad for exporters and fragile world economies.

Inflation, declining demand and uncertainty are bumming out investors.

The company’s CEO thinks it is a sign of an impending global recession. One analyst says some of the decrease in volume is “self-inflicted.”

“There was a convenience shop owner nearby me who ate nothing but instant noodles for weeks,” says Marketplace’s Jennifer Pak.

Countries that import commodities priced in U.S. dollars, like oil, are paying a lot more. So are nations that have dollar-denominated loans.