We tour a materials recovery facility in California, where the stuff consumers toss into recycling bins is sorted.

The outgoing World Bank president has been accused of downplaying the risks of fossil fuels.

Why some countries are moving away from U.S. bucks.

Some say U.K. membership of the Trans-Pacific Partnership will make up for any trade lost with the European Union after Brexit. But others have their doubts.

The cost to ship fuel has more than doubled since February.

Chief David Malpass discusses the obstacles facing developing nations, including a scarcity of investment capital and loans from the rich world.

“It really is important to remember that confidence and trust really underpin our financial system,” says Emily Stewart of Vox.

Shanghai’s 2022 lockdown, which lasted two months, left economic and psychological scars on the metropolis.

The bank, much larger than SVB, found problems in its financial reporting. Its Saudi funders ended support, but Swiss officials may step in.

Some of the increase reflects growing economies in other countries. And it’s welcome news for U.S. factories, one economist says.