Economy

About 13,000 U.S. auto workers stopped making vehicles and went on strike Friday after their leaders couldn’t bridge a giant gap between union demands in contract talks and what Detroit’s three automakers are willing to pay. Members of…
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The new trade corridor linking India and the Mideast to Europe is being hailed as a modern version of the Spice Route, the road of yore that connected East and West — and as a way to counter China’s modern Belt and Road Initiative. VOA’s…
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Italy is considering whether to leave the Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing's multibillion-dollar global trade and infrastructure program, by the end of the year. The dilemma comes amid geopolitical pressures from Western allies and…
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All About America explores American culture, politics, trends, history, ideals and places of interest. While the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically transformed the way Americans work, with millions of people now working a hybrid schedule, the…
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The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way Americans work. With millions of people now working from home at least part of the time, experts say offices must evolve to meet their needs. The U.S. General Services Administration, the agency that…
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As the United States teeters on the edge of a government shutdown, U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday decried the Republican budget plan — which he dubbed “MAGAnomics” — in a speech in which he also defended his administration’s economic…
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U.S. consumer prices jumped by the most in more than a year in August, mostly riding higher on an increase in gasoline prices, the government said Wednesday. However, analysts say underlying price pressures were tame enough that the…
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Nigerians are praising the lifting of a visa ban by the United Arab Emirates following a meeting in Abu Dhabi this week between President Bola Tinubu and United Arab Emirates President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Nigerian authorities…
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In a historic move, the African Union has secured a permanent place in the Group of 20, also known as the G20, a development that could have major implications for Africa’s role in global geopolitics.  As the continent faces an array of…
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The European Commission - the European Union’s executive branch – has downgraded its economic forecast for the Eurozone, saying inflation is still too high, consumer spending is down and Germany, the continent’s largest economy, is in…
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