Its the one festival we have left that is almost universally celebrated: the party anyone can come to, regardless of their beliefs. But this year, in the shadow of the recession, we need its warmth especially urgently.I returned on Saturday having spent the past six months in India: Id ...
delivered to reporters traveling withPresident Bidenin Japan for the G7 summit. “But now, Republicans are taking the economy hostage and pushing us to the brink of default, which could cost millions of jobs and tip the country into recession after two years of steady job and wage growth.”...
“I thought it’d be a month and we’d get over it. I went through demand bumps in both Gulf Wars, after 9/11 and after the recession. I predicted another bump, not a tsunami.” Lunch with a friend from Hong Kong in February made him think differently. And by the last week of...
on your brain, causing learning and memory 28 .Studies have found obesity is associated with impairments in cognitive functioning, as 29 by a range of learning and memory tests, such as the ability to remember a list of words presented some ...
“I learned that this is not the end; more pandemics will come, and we have to be ready.” (Firm #2) “In the last five or six months, I would say that a revolutionary period has been going on for the garments of Bangladesh. It is still growing. If the last six months’ busines...
The strategic transformation of the company has enabled the company to deliver strong financial performance since the last recession in 2002, including the difficult environment in 2008 and 2009, and has positioned the business for the future. For the year, the company delivered $10.01 in diluted ...
entered a recession. Despite the weakness in the U.S. and other major economies, growth in most emerging markets remained solid, which contributed to a dramatic increase in commodity prices as well as increased inflation. However, during the second half of 2008, the downturn in global...
Why does government spending increase during a recession? Why did the United States stop offering trade concessions to other countries? Why do some poor countries experience higher growth rates than developed countries such as the U.S.? Why does the US impose econ...
Who can save India from all this? When the economy falls into a recession, what kind of fiscal policy is needed? Give a specific tool of fiscal policy. RBI reduces the bank rate to enable businesses to get more loans. Doesn't that make public...
on investing in health equity, the pandemic has shattered the illusion that public health is “merely” a social issue — it is an economic one as well. The looming possibility of a global recession makes this clear. I also reject the idea that social ills are less urgent than economic ...