Economy

May 29, 2026
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Economy

Family investors turn to old-economy businesses to avoid AI disruption

Fish farm nets on the East coast. Shaunl | E+ | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a...

May 28, 2026
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Economy

What Will Happen to the US Economy If the Strait of Hormuz Doesn’t Open Soon?

Key Takeaways Oil prices could spike in the coming months if the current deadlock over the Strait of Hormuz continues, according to forecasts. Brent Crude could break previous records...

May 28, 2026
Olivia
Economy

Tech7 Joint Declaration: Strengthening trust and resilience in the digital economy

Digital technologies are now central to economic security, geopolitical influence, and long-term competitiveness. Artificial intelligence, advanced connectivity, cloud infrastructure and data-driven innovation are transforming how economies grow, how public...

May 28, 2026
Olivia
Economy

How China moved from a command to a free market economy and is now restoring socialism

This short history of China over the last three decades is mainly based on the first of a three part series in the SCMP. It describes how the adoption...

May 28, 2026
Olivia
Economy

Countries that are still socialist today

Right-wing politicians often conjure up a caricature vision of socialism defined either by Soviet-style gulags or the authoritarianism and shortages seen in modern-day Venezuela. But debates over the pros...

May 28, 2026
Olivia
Economy

Finance Min. urges Home Front Command to ease restrictions

Israel’s Finance Ministry has called on Home Front Command leadership to urgently loosen current restrictions on economic activity, warning that the country’s shutdown is exacting a steep toll on...

May 28, 2026
Olivia
Economy

Popular night market becomes landmark of Nanchang’s night economy-Xinhua

Wu Jia, a stall owner, interacts with netizens via livestreaming at the Zijing Night Market in the Economic Development Zone of Nanchang, east China’s Jiangxi Province, May 12, 2026....

May 28, 2026
Olivia
Economy

Yorkshire and Humber home to UK’s largest mid-market economy – but faster decision making needed to unlock growth

FRP has issued its new Decision Economy report (image credit: FRP) Yorkshire and the Humber is home to more mid-market businesses than any other UK region but faster decision-making...

May 28, 2026
Olivia
Economy

The Curious Case of the ‘Hindu Rate of Growth’

The phrase has travelled because it served the interests of the Western political establishment during the Cold War. Having become accustomed to finding myself often in disagreement with the...

May 28, 2026
Olivia
Economy

America’s descent into state capitalism is exaggerated

America under President Donald Trump sometimes looks like a command economy. Its elite talks effusively about doing business with the state: the great-power struggle will be lost to China...