Economy Headlines

0.0 00 Australia Mourns the End of Its Car Manufacturing Industry SYDNEY, Australia — Kane Butterfield started working for Holden at 19 in a small South Australian town built around making the distinctly Australian cars. …

0.0 00 China’s Reform Hopefuls Watch for Names. Only One May Matter. GUANGZHOU, China — A decade ago, this city in southeastern China had a reputation as one of the country’s grimmest, with smoggy skies, …

0.0 00 China’s Economy Grew Steadily, Thanks to Loans and Homes BEIJING — China turned to a tried-and-true recipe to cook up another three months of respectable growth. Heavy lending by state-owned banks, brisk government …

0.0 00 The Economy Is Humming, but That May Not Win Janet Yellen Another Term WASHINGTON — Since Janet L. Yellen became the Federal Reserve’s chairwoman in February 2014, unemployment in the United States has …

0.0 00 A MacArthur ‘Genius’ on Overcoming Modern Farm Slavery Greg Asbed has spent much of his life fighting horrific labor abuses, including slavery. An organizer and human rights strategist, he co-founded the Coalition of …

0.0 00 On Money: North Korea Is No Longer the Hermit Kingdom — but How Long Will China Be Its Lifeline? On Money By BROOK LARMER Down the street from my home in Bangkok, next …

0.0 00 Kazakhstan joins the cryptocurrency game Kazakhstan joins the cryptocurrency game Kazakhstan, a major Central Asian economy, announced its plans to launch its own cryptocurrency, backed by fiat currency. According to an official announcement, …

0.0 00 Economic Scene: Why the Trade Deficit Matters, and What Trump Can Do About It Eduardo Porter ECONOMIC SCENE President Trump surely remembers when Japan was eating America’s lunch. Back then, in the late …

0.0 00 Russia to launch own cryptocurrency – cryptoruble, fast Russia to launch own cryptocurrency – cryptoruble, fast It appears that the love-hate relationship between Russia and the cryptocurrencies is getting into a new stage. …

0.0 00 Economic Trends: Why Surge Prices Make Us So Mad: What Springsteen, Home Depot, and a Nobel Winner Know When Bruce Springsteen decided to do a run of shows at a Broadway theater with …