China’s loans to Africa plummet as Beijing pivots to strategic investments
Total lending in 2024 amounted to $2.1 billion, down by more than 90% from its 2016 peak.
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China announces $72B loan program to boost private consumption
Experts have long urged Beijing to increase domestic demand in order to rebalance its investment- and export-dependent economy.
America’s Wealthiest Are Getting Even Richer
The wealthiest 15 billionaires in America saw their wealth grow over 30 percent in 2025.
Political Ad Spending Is Projected To Reach a New High in 2026 Midterms
The 2026 elections are on track to become the most expensive midterm cycle in U.S. history, driven in large part by huge increases in political advertising.
Mark Carney Just Announced that the West Lost the Second Cold War
Entrepreneur and commentator Arnaud Bertrand lays out why Carney's Davos speech may prove to be one of the most important speeches made by any global leader in the last three decades.
China's EV giant BYD deepens global expansion
The Shenzhen-based company beat Tesla last year to become the world’s top EV seller.
Markets rebound after Trump drops Greenland tariff threat
US markets rebounded Wednesday after President Donald Trump eased Europe’s most urgent fears over Greenland.
Trump's tariff threats on Europe risk slowing US robotics
Europe’s carmaking prowess developed a robust market for actuators, the devices that make the humanoids move.
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Over 160 Years After Abolition, Racism Still Structures US Economy
Rural areas lag behind in cancer treatment and prevention – even as rich, urban areas increasingly leave dying from cancer in the rearview
Why states are walking back their own climate and energy laws, and what they could do instead
Energy costs are high and unaffordable – what utilities, governments, communities and you can do to help save consumers money
Most American workers are checked out, and like ‘The Office,’ their bosses are the last to know
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