Economic growth outpaces doom predictions with 4.3% GDP surge. Business leaders get the real story on 2026 trends: jobs, immigration, AI adoption, planning strategies

The European Union’s economic growth is forecast to decline from 1.5% in 2025 to 1.4% in 2026 “as higher U.S. tariffs and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty dampen exports,” the report said. But it projected growth will increase to 1.6% in 2027.

Americans’ confidence in the economy slipped in November to negative 30, according to the latest Gallup poll, the lowest level recorded since July 2024. Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index — which combines Americans’ assessments of current economic ...

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. For most of the postwar period, U.S. international economic policy was primarily aimed at seizing opportunities: opening global markets, promoting growth, improving efficiency. Today, it is ...

During President Trump's first term, the economy was a relative strength of his. During the 2024 presidential campaign, his promises to lower prices in a country grappling with post-COVID inflation propelled him back into office. But toward the end of his ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Maria Flynn writes about the intersection of education and work. But what is economic populism; what does history tell us about the two main political parties and their take on populism ...

Political commentators, academics and others have been wringing their hands over threats to democracy in recent years. A new study helps us better understand one of the possible driving forces behind the erosion of democratic norms and institutions ...

Argentina's economic activity likely recorded a 1.7% year-on-year increase in November, marking a second consecutive month of slowed growth, according to median forecasts of analysts polled by Reuters.