02:55 Life expectancy in the United States is falling. And despite spending more on healthcare per capita than any other country in the world, more Americans are dying in middle age. T
USPresidentDonaldTrumpsigneda1.3-trillion-dollarspendingbillonFridayafterearlierthreateningtovetoit–amovethatwouldlikelyhaveforcedagovernmentshutdown.WhiteHouse
UScongressionalbudgetnegotiatorssaidWednesdaytheyhadreachedadealonfederalspendingfortheremainderoffiscal2018,twodaysbeforeadeadlinetofundthegovernmentorriskashu
China'sspendingonresearchanddevelopment(RD)grewfasterin2017asthecountrycontinuedtopushforinnovation-drivendevelopment.PreliminarycalculationsshowedthatRDspendin
TheUSgovernmenthasshutdown–again–afteraRepublicansenatordelayedafinalvoteonatwo-yearbipartisanspendingbillthatwasdesignedtoendshutdownsfortwoyears.TheHouseandth
TheUSgovernmenthasshutdown–again–afteraRepublicansenatordelayedafinalvoteonatwo-yearbipartisanspendingbillthatwasdesignedtoendshutdownsfortwoyears.Itisthesecond
HopesforaquickvoteonlegislationtokeeptheUSgovernmentoperatingbeyondmidnighthitasnagonThursdaywhenRepublicanSenatorRandPaulputuparoadblocktovotingbecausehefirstw
Japanisgrowingtwiceasfastaspreviouslyestimated,officialdatashowedonFriday,withtheworld'sthird-largesteconomypostingitslongeststringofgainsinmorethantwodecades.G
TheBritisheconomycontinuedtogrowmodestlyinthethirdquarter(Q3),drivenbyrobustconsumerspendingdespiteinflationarypressuresonhouseholdbudgets.Growthingrossdomestic
Americansspent3.51trillionU.S.dollarsonhealthcareayear,accountingfor18percentofGrossDomesticProduct,aratiothatishighestamongalldevelopedeconomies,saidarecentstu
Moody'shasdowngradedtheUK'screditrating,citingconcernsaboutpublicfinancesandtheeffectofBrexit.Moody'swasthefirstmajorcreditratingsagencytostriptheUKofitsAAArati
ByAPDWriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,September23(APD)—AccordingtoarecentStateBankofIndia(SBI)reporttheIndianeconomyhassloweddownsinceSeptember2016.Thereportwarnedt
The global investment in energy fell by 12 percent in 2016, while spending on clean energy hit a record high, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its report at 22nd World Petroleum Congress on Tuesday.
NATOmembersagreedtoincreasedefensespending,accordingtothemilitaryalliance'sofficialstatisticsreportreleasedonThursday.NATODefenseministersgatheredinBrusselsanda
Labor demand in Japan rose to its strongest in more than 40 years while the unemployment rate held steady at a two-decade low in April, offering hope that a tight labor market will eventually spark a turnaround in weak consumer spending.
LabordemandinJapanrosetoitsstrongestinmorethan40yearswhiletheunemploymentrateheldsteadyatatwo-decadelowinApril,offeringhopethatatightlabormarketwilleventuallysp
TheU.S.economyslowedlessthaninitiallythoughtinthefirstquarter,butsofteningbusinessinvestmentandmoderateconsumerspendingarecloudingexpectationsofasharpaccelerati