Economy

Elon Musk’s task force for streamlining the United States government is seeking access to troves of taxpayer information, media outlets have reported, prompting fears of privacy violations and retribution against...

Hours before Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the White House, President Donald Trump announced that the United States would levy reciprocal tariffs on its trading partners. It could...

The Trump administration has paused the firings of hundreds of federal employees working on the nation’s nuclear weapons programs, in a reversal that has left workers confused and experts cautioning...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has met top corporate leaders, including Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma, at a business symposium in Beijing, state media reported. Since coming to power more than a...

FRANKFURT, Germany — hasn’t seen significant in five years. It’s a stunning turnaround for , which for much of this century had expanded exports and dominated world trade in engineered...

MULFINGEN, Germany — Germany needs . The old one, fueled by cheap and lucrative exports to China, is broken, leaving mired in stagnation and angst about the future. Delivering that...

FLAMANVILLE, France — EU industry chief Stéphane Séjourné traveled to a nuclear plant in Normandy this week with a message for Brussels: It’s time to heed nuclear advocates. “There’s a...

TOKYO — Japan’s economy grew at a better-than-expected annual rate of 2.8% in October-December, underlined by steady exports and moderate consumption. On a quarter-to-quarter basis, the world’s fourth largest economy...

The candidates laid out their views on the  and the country’s persistent issues with infrastructure and digitalization. CDU leader Merz said the key is to get “the monster which is our...

Nevertheless, land trusts say they’re inundated with requests for preserved farmland. Jess Laggis, who leads conservation at the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy, a land trust in Asheville, North Carolina, said...