Economy

Canada and India move to reset ties as trust in U.S. falters

India and Canada's relations have thawed with the two sides promising to deepen trade, but it is far from a complete reset.

Global economy must stop pandering to ‘frivolous desires of ultra-rich’, says UN expert

Olivier De Schutter says new economic agenda needed to tackle crises of rising inequality and ecological collapse

Middle East war sends natural gas prices soaring, raising growth shock risk for Europe and Asia

Disruption to LNG supplies could dent European growth and harm reindustrialization ambitions.

Luxury stocks slump as Middle East conflict risks one of the sector’s 'few bright spots’

The Middle East has been one of the few bright spots in a sector that is struggling to get sales back on track.

Stocks set to slide as investors focus on the Iran war's impact on energy supplies

U.S. stock futures pointed to steep losses on Tuesday as investors eyed threats to world energy supplies from the Iran war. Oil prices surged on worries that the war could clog the global flow of crude.

Stock markets slump amid Iran war as gas prices jump 30% to three-year high

FTSE 100 on track for its worst day in 11 months, while Japan’s Nikkei and South Korea’s Kospi also fall

The Disappearing American Mortgage

Young and working-class people aren’t getting on the property ladder anymore.

Historic harvests and sky-high prices

Though coffee is one of the world’s most important commodities, little of the profit trickles down to the farmers, while workers are abandoning the countryside in search of more lucrative jobs in the city

Oil prices will likely fall quickly

Because Iran has previously demonstrated its willingness to close the key trade route through the Strait of Hormuz, some media outlets are speculating that oil prices could soar to $100 a barrel or higher. They argue that this could cause a recession in the United States, which would spread across the global economy.

Oil supertanker rates hit all-time high as insurers drop war risk protection in the Middle East

The cost of hauling crude oil from the Middle East to China rose more than 94% to hit a record high of $423,736 per day on Monday.

Overdrawn, Underpaid and Over It: How Four People Conquered Their Debt Mountains

It’s easy to let your credit card balance mount up – and hard to admit you have a problem. But help is at hand. We talk to four people who worked their way back into the black

Swiss sneaker maker plunges 14% on weak guidance, slower than expected 2026 growth

On is entering the third and final year of its strategy to double sales by 2026 in a quest to "be the most premium global sportswear brand."