Twist” is the electrifying new novel from Colum McCann, winner of the National Book Award for “Let the Great World Spin.” ...

Although recent vaccine approvals have raised hopes of a turnaround in the pandemic later this year, renewed waves and new variants of the virus pose concerns for the outlook. Amid exceptional ...

Global growth is projected at –4.9 percent in 2020, 1.9 percentage points below the April 2020 World Economic Outlook (WEO) forecast. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a more negative impact on activity ...

Audience editors: Samantha Cooney, Annabel Gutterman, Soo Jin Kim, Kitty Ruskin, Kari Sonde, Kimberly Tal, and Meg Zukin Designer: Rich Morgan Digital producer: Juwayriah Wright Editors: Emma ...

Not only is Apple the most valuable company in the world, it is also one of the most profitable companies. While Apple's revenue growth has slowed, it reported a whopping $93.7 billion in net ...

Drawing on the development experience and advances in economic analysis since the 1950s, World Development Report 2024 identifies what developing economies can do to avoid the “middle-income trap.” ...

Many people have wrongly assumed that political freedom would follow new economic freedoms in China and that its economic growth would have to be built on the same foundations as in the West. The ...

After slowing sharply in the last three quarters of 2018, the pace of global economic activity remains weak. Momentum in manufacturing activity, in particular, has weakened substantially, to levels ...

The World Bank’s measure takes inspiration and guidance from other prominent global multidimensional measures, particularly the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) developed by the United Nations ...

The Epic Games Store continues to give away a free game each week, and this week is another nice find with a price that can't be beaten. Every Thursday at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET, Epic offers at least ...