Economy

May 8, 2026
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Economy

Economy added 115,000 jobs in April despite mixed signals

Key insight: The U.S. added 115,000 jobs in April while unemployment held steady at 4.3%. Supporting data: Newly unemployed workers rose by 358,000 in April to 2.5 million. Forward...

May 8, 2026
Olivia
Economy

Zimbabwe’s command economics rattles the markets again

CURRENCY DIKTAT A new decree from President Mnangagwa’s government to abolish the parallel market and shore up the ailing local dollar could prove counter-productive and drive up inflation again,...

May 8, 2026
Olivia
Economy

The risky logic behind China’s economic strategy: ‘Politics in command’

In a marked shift from its once-sacrosanct policy of economic reform and market opening, China these days seems to be increasingly tightening the state’s hand over business. Its government-controlled...

May 8, 2026
Olivia
Economy

Cuba protests: The economic woes driving discontent | Protests News

Cubans have taken to the streets in cities across the country over the last week, in a wave of rare public protests to express their frustration with rising prices,...

May 8, 2026
Olivia
Economy

User | chroniclejournal.com – Wall Street’s Seventh Heaven: S&P 500 Rattles the 7,000 Door as AI and “Old Economy” Giants Diverge

The S&P 500 has spent the early weeks of 2026 dancing on the edge of history, repeatedly testing the psychological and technical barrier of the 7,000 mark. After a...

May 8, 2026
Olivia
Economy

The Hesitant U.S. Rescue of the Soviet Economy

The refrain from a song in West Side Story rings in our ears as we review the first 18 months of George H. W. Bush’s administration: “Play it cool,...

May 8, 2026
Olivia
Economy

The weapon that can reopen the Strait of Hormuz? It’s the economy, stupid

Open this photo in gallery: Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4.Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA/WANA/Reuters The United States and Iran have discovered that their most powerful...

May 8, 2026
Olivia
Economy

Xi Jinping’s politics in command economy

Issue Brief July 29, 2021 Print this page By Dexter Tiff Roberts China’s leadership has embarked on a new and risky path in economic policy making, one that has...

May 8, 2026
Olivia
Economy

Market at EastPoint marks 5 years amid tough economy, Homeland plans

OKLAHOMA CITY – The nonprofit-led Market at EastPoint grocery store in OKC’s Eastside celebrated five years Tuesday with decorations, giveaways, and a typically busy day filled with the same...

May 8, 2026
Olivia
Economy

India’s Capex Surge: A Hedge Against AI Dominance in Global Investment, ETCIO

India’s capital expenditure (capex) cycle is gaining strong momentum driven largely by old-economy sectors, positioning the country as a hedge against the global AI-led investment euphoria expected to peak...