The Latest Breaking News from Economy

America’s job growth has flatlined—and Mark Zandi believes June may have been the start of a recession

June’s job loss was the first since the pandemic, a flashing-red signal that the economy’s growth momentum has stopped.

Fortune · Sep 5, 2025

10 Borrowing Habits That Fuel Organized Crime Networks

Money doesn’t just talk—it sometimes whispers secrets, bends rules, and builds empires. Behind the glossy façade of banks, credit cards, and loans, there’s a shadow economy feeding crime lords and syndicates. Borrowing might seem mundane to the average person, but in the wrong hands, it’s the oxygen that organized crime…

Everybody Loves Your Money · Sep 5, 2025

Tube strike is ON - but TfL says there is still time to avert chaos and pleads with RMT to back down

Union lead negotiator says demand for pay rise and shorter working week for Tube staff is 'not unreasonable'

Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2025

Farage warns Labour chaos will force Starmer into 2027 general election

The Reform UK leader claimed waning confidence in the economy and the rise of Jeremy Corbyn’s left-wing Your Party will force Labour into an early election

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2025

Trump 2.0 Economy 'Hanging On By A String,' Says Spencer Hakimian — If You Have A Job, 'Hold Onto It For Dear Life'

Investor and hedge fund manager Spencer Hakimian is sounding the alarm on the state of the U.S. economy under President Donald Trump’s second term in office.

Benzinga · Sep 5, 2025

We can’t fix what we don’t track. That’s why Australia needs an official poverty measure

Following last month’s economic reform roundtable, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said all attendees agreed “higher living standards is the holy grail, and a more productive economy is how we deliver it”.

The Conversation · Sep 5, 2025

Canada’s Mark Carney signals austerity measures as government shifts focus from Trump to economy

Prime minister cautions Canadians as Ottawa moves to curb spending to balance near-record military expenditures

The Guardian - US · Sep 4, 2025

Macron says 26 nations ready to provide postwar military backing to Ukraine

French president says allies would either deploy ‘reassurance force’ troops to Ukraine, or be present in the area on land, sea or in the air

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2025

AI is eating the first rung of the career ladder. What happens when new grads can’t get a foothold?

If companies and governments don’t step up, a generation of workers may be left without a clear on-ramp to the future economy

Fortune · Sep 4, 2025

Applications for U.S. jobless benefits rise last week but remain in healthy range of past few years

The number of Americans seeking jobless benefits rose modestly last week, a sign that employers are still retaining workers even as the economy has showed signs of slowing

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2025