"Green shoots": the sign of economic improvementBy Janet NguyenApril 23, 2019ArtRachen01/Getty ImagesEconomists and analysts have used the term "green shoots" to describe signs of a economic recovery after a downturn.POSTED IN: recession economic signs Great Recession read
The IMF cuts global growth outlook to 3.3 percentBy Kai Ryssdal, Daniel Shin, and Liz SanchezApril 09, 2019Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty ImagesA conversation with the IMF's chief economist about the lowest global growth rate since the financial crisis.POSTED IN: IMF global economy economic growth growth rates ListenreadDownloadDownload
Alan Krueger, noted economist who served Obama, has diedBy Associated PressMarch 19, 2019MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty ImagesAlan Krueger, a groundbreaking Princeton University economist who served as a top adviser in two Democratic administrations and was an authority on the labor market, has died.POSTED IN: Alan Krueger Barack Obama Obits council of economic advisers ListenreadDownloadDownload
A strong economy with low inflation? Inequality may be to blame.By Kimberly AdamsMarch 12, 2019JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty ImagesPOSTED IN: CPI Consumer Price Index economic inequality Economy ListenreadDownloadDownload
Extraordinary uncertainty? Or run-of-the-mill uncertainty?By Amy ScottMarch 07, 2019PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty ImagesPOSTED IN: Economy uncertainty economic uncertainty ListenreadDownloadDownload
OECD: Global economy is slowingBy Mitchell HartmanMarch 06, 2019NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty ImagesThe OECD predicts lower growth than last year, from China to North America.POSTED IN: OECD global economy economic growth ListenreadDownloadDownload
Could the latest government jobs data show the economy is slowing? By Ben BradfordFebruary 12, 2019Ildo Frazao/iStock/Getty Images PlusThe Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey — aka JOLTS — may be pointing to a downturn. Today's report should tell us more.POSTED IN: Economy JOLTS economic indicators job opening and labor turnover survey ListenreadDownloadDownload
Living through the economic crisis in VenezuelaBy Sean McHenryFebruary 11, 2019Mario Tama/Getty ImagesFor lawyer Juan Carlos Senior, the crisis has meant consumer prices he just can afford. POSTED IN: venezuela economic crisis inflation hyperinflation ListenreadDownloadDownload
iPhone sales fall in China, but fans aboundBy Jennifer PakJanuary 28, 2019Jennifer Pak/MarketplaceApple prices can be an issue, but many Chinese still consider the devices prestigious. POSTED IN: China apple iPhone sales smartphones economic slowdown fans ListenreadDownloadDownload
