U.S. economic growth slowed in the final three months of last year, dragged down by the six-week shutdown of the federal government and a pullback in consumer spending. The nation’s gross domestic product — the output of goods and services — increased at a 1.4% annual rate in the fourth quarter, the Commerce Department reported Friday,…
We have entered into another year and as the global economic landscape evolves, countries have increased not just in population, but for influence in trade and finance. As per the latest projections from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as aggregated on Worldometer’s 2026 data, the global rankings of national economies by nominal GDP shows dynamic…
India’s infrastructure spending has crossed 3 per cent of gross domestic product, but floods, cyclones, landslides and extreme heat are increasingly damaging highways, ports, urban assets and hydropower projects, pushing insurance premiums higher and driving some regions closer to the threshold of uninsurability, according to a new report that flags growing financial risks for governments,…