Haphazard construction and land conversion has “put Bali in a very disaster-prone situation”. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Standing where her family home once was, Ruth Deidree Boelan closed her eyes and prayed for relatives missing in devastating ...

HONG KONG — China's economy expanded at the slowest annual pace in a year in July-September, growing 4.8%, weighed down by trade tensions with the United States and slack domestic demand. The ...

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The International Monetary Fund said the impact of trade tensions had been limited so far, but it expects growth to slow. By Alan Rappeport Reporting from Washington The global economy is projected to ...

In April, the United States shook global trade norms by announcing sweeping tariffs. Given the complexity and fluidity of the moment, our April report offered a range of estimates for the growth ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Jason Riley, Allysia Finley and Kyle Peterson. Mr. Mokyr is an economic historian who has focused on understanding why we got the so-called ...

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics. (Photo by Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP) / ALTERNATIVE CROP (Photo by JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty ...

Surveys of Consumers Director Joanne Hsu: “Consumer sentiment moved sideways this month.” At 55 index points, sentiment is virtually unchanged from September. Weakness in expectations for future ...

It is a favourite trick of politicians to promise economic growth to flatter their budget forecasts. Debt is only one-half of the debt-to-GDP ratio; increasing output can be as good as shrinking what ...

Airline cabin classes like premium economy, business, and first class can be confusing and vary significantly between domestic and international flights. On most U.S. domestic flights, "first class" ...