Digital Tax Fight Emerges as Global Economic Threat

China is the first major economy to issue a blockchain-enabled, digital version of its currency, the yuan, and this development has some in Washington worried that the U.S. dollar's status as the global reserve currency is under threat......»»

U.S. demand for goods and services this year is expected to spill well beyond U.S. borders, making the United States the largest single contributor to global growth for the first time since 2005, according to Oxford Economics......»»

At the height of the battle against COVID-19, UNC-Chapel Hill is launching a global organization aimed at readying drugs to fight the threat of future pandemics. This week, UNC and its Eshelman Institute for Innovation along with the Structural Gen.....»»

The threat of the Covid-19 pandemic is unprecedented. It is rapidly eroding both global public health and the underpinnings of the economy. If we are to avert disaster, especially in the United... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

The dollar gained broadly against riskier currencies on Wednesday, with markets staring at what is likely to be one of the worst economic contractions for decades as the world locks down to fight the coronavirus pandemic......»»

City Comptroller Scott Stringer warned lawmakers Monday that New York is ill-prepared for an economic downturn, a threat made more urgent as fear of the coronavirus rankles global markets.  "I... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

The Global Economy Was Sinking Long Before The Coronavirus Appeared Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.com, In order to determine if a geopolitical or economic threat is legitimate, I find i.....»»

Consumer sentiment rose slightly last week after a slight pause in the first weeks of the new year. U.S. consumers appear to be ignoring the global economic threats of the coronavirus outbreak......»»

Digital Currency: What Do The Global Banking Elite Want? Authored by Steven Guinness, Amidst the annual spectacle of the World Economic Forum in Davos, .....»»

U.S. stocks ended steady Wednesday helped by good earnings reports from technology stocks and news that Chinese authorities were taking steps to contain a possible coronavirus pandemic, relieving investor fears about a threat to global economic growth......»»

On the eve of the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, focus is on teenage activist Greta Thunberg as she prepares to challenge the global financial elite to fight climate change. Conway Gittens reports.....»»

The world is awash in dirty money -- and criminals who are constantly finding new ways to hide their loot in real estate, art, securities, cryptocurrencies and old fashioned bank accounts. Policing the latest tricks in digital transfers and offshor.....»»

American manufacturers are still struggling.....»»

In its Global Competitiveness Report, the World Economic Forum measured the strength of more than 100 key indicators, such as inflation, digital skills and trade tariffs, across 141 countries......»»

France and Germany are agreed on a joint strategy to respond to a global economic slowdown at a time of international trade tensions, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Thursday......»»

U.S. stocks edge lower Tuesday afternoon as investors attempt to make sense of the U.S.-China trade fight and keep a wary eye on global economic data as fears of a slowdown mount......»»

U.S. stocks edge lower Tuesday afternoon as investors attempt to make sense of the U.S.-China trade fight and keep a wary eye on global economic data as fears of a slowdown mount......»»

U.S. stocks edge lower mid-session Tuesday as investors attempt to make sense of the U.S.-China trade fight and keep a wary eye on global economic data as fears of a slowdown mount......»»

U.S. stocks advance as investors attempt to make sense of the U.S.-China trade fight and keep a wary eye on global economic data as fears of a slowdown mount......»»

U.S. stocks trade higher Tuesday morning as investors remain focused on the global economic outlook, the U.S.-China trade fight, and geopolitical hot spots......»»