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Quiz: How many workers live on $1.25 a day?
Mar 12, 2013
How many of the world's 3.1 billion workers live on just $1.25 per day -- the global poverty line as defined by the World Bank?
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Report: Income disparity and fiscal imbalances threaten global economy
Jan 9, 2013
In advance of its annual summit in Davos, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum has released its list of the biggest threats to the global economy.
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OECD report red flags weakening economy
Nov 27, 2012
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is reaching out to its members -- the rich governments of the world -- to shape up or risk a global economic calamity.
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Global economy on pause for U.S. election result
Nov 6, 2012
Whichever candidate wins, investors and analysts are hoping the next president will be able to avoid the fiscal cliff. But how will markets react if there is no clear winner?
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Caterpillar cuts profit forecast due to weak exports
Oct 22, 2012
The global machinery giant is cutting its forecast for 2012, even as third-quarter profits were up, due to a weak global economy.
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U.S. a dim brightspot in the global economy
Oct 9, 2012
The third-quarter earnings season kicked off today with an ominous warning about global growth from the IMF. A weak consolation for Americans is that we are the only major economy where the IMF expects decent growth in the next year.
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IMF: U.S. must tackle 'fiscal cliff' to stem global slowdown
Oct 9, 2012
The International Monetary Fund says economic growth in the world economy is slowing down sharply and that even the U.S. recovery is at risk.
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Fixing the weak U.S. economy requires more long-term policy
Jun 5, 2012
Stanford economist John Taylor, formerly with the Bush administration, discusses what needs to be done to solve the United States' economic problems.
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Paul Krugman on fixing the global economy
Jun 4, 2012
The Nobel Prize-winning economist talks about what's causing a global recession and what central banks need to do to help.
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Forget G-8, try the G-Zero
May 17, 2012
Commentator Ian Bremmer says no group of countries can control the global economy.
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