Across 36 countries, a median of 54% say the gap between the rich and poor is a very big problem in their nation.

We at Planet Money are constantly reading the work of economists and other social scientists to glean ideas, evidence and ...

The global economy is entering a new era in which economic relationships are secondary to political considerations.

At the World Economic Forum, President Trump's return to the White House overshadowed traditional talk on climate change, ...

This year will serve as a critical proving ground for the long-awaited stimulus measures unveiled by Beijing in recent months.

By David Gelles Among the issues likely to be explored at the World Economic ... China is set to release economic data, Premier Li Qiang said the economy grew “around 5.2 percent.” ...

Discontent with the existing global system has made the disruption worse. As a result, the once relatively stable order that was in place for a quarter century after the end of the Cold War — a system ...

Donald Trump and Elon Musk loom large over this year's World Economic Forum in Davos.

The world faces a plethora of serious problems entering 2025. The US economy is not one of them. Powered by relentless spending from consumers, America’s historic economic recovery from the ...

The World Economic Forum has held a meeting every year since it was founded in 1971. But why is Davos, as it is commonly ...

Concerns about potential cuts or changes to data — which world leaders ... if you can’t measure economic conditions so that you can target where problems are?” she said.

China’s go-go days are behind it as the world’s second-largest economy struggles with the bursting of the biggest real-estate bubble ever. Now, China’s goal of overtaking the U.S. as the ...