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Fed sees little to no growth in much of U.S. as stress mounts

Federal Reserve officials saw "little or no growth" in four of their 12 regional districts and only modest growth in the others in recent weeks as a rapidly spreading health crisis and ongoing rec

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The G20 summit should be used as a vehicle for tangible solutions instead of political wrangling

On November 21, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which assumed the G20 presidency in December 2019, will be hosting the 15th G20 summit in the capital Riyadh. This summit c

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The G20 summit should be used as a vehicle for tangible solutions instead of political wrangling

On November 21, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which assumed the G20 presidency in December 2019, will be hosting the 15th G20 summit in the capital Riyadh. This summit c

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Why are telehealth companies treating healthcare like the gig economy?

Telehealth has taken off.Spurred by the pandemic, many doctors in the U.S. now offer online appointments, and many patients are familiar with getting live medical advice over the internet. Given the o

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The world should not watch China's development plan in fear

13:50 Chinese leaders wrapped up the planning session for its 14th Five-Year Plan, the country's blueprint for development. What's the smartest way to develop? Where should China focus

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The market's best of all possible worlds

Editor's note: Willem H. Buiter is a visiting professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University. Anne Sibert is professor of economics at Birkbeck, University of London. The art

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The economic potential of China cannot be missed by the world

A trade and logistics park in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province, November 5, 2020. /Getty Editor's Note: Chen Jiahe is the chief investment officer at Novem Arcae Technologies. The ar

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Twitter restricts Trump’s tweet claiming that foes would ‘steal’ the election

With key wins notched in a few states, Trump didn’t declare victory prematurely on election night as social media companies feared — but he did baselessly raise the specter of voter fraud.“

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Facebook hits pause on algorithmic recommendations for political and social issue groups

With just days to go before the U.S. election, Facebook quietly suspended one of its most worrisome features.During Wednesday’s Senate hearing Senator Ed Markey asked Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerbe

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COVID-19 in Europe: 200,000 daily cases reported for first time

People wearing face masks queue to buy tickets to enter the Colosseum in Rome as Italy experiences a surge in coronavirus infections, October 22, 2020. /Reuters Europe's reported coronavirus c

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Wall Street closes lower as stimulus deadline nears without deal

Wall Street's main indexes closed lower on Monday as Washington lawmakers still appeared to struggle to reach an agreement on coronavirus stimulus ahead of a Tuesday deadline that would make a relief

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Twitter service restored following global platform outage

Twitter service appeared to be restored Thursday evening after a technical problem caused a global outage of nearly two hours on the social media platform used by hundreds of millions worldwide.Th

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Luther.AI is a new AI tool that acts like Google for personal conversations

When it comes to pop culture, a company executive or history questions, most of us use Google as a memory crutch to recall information we can’t always keep in our heads, but Google can’t h

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TikTok's rushed partnership with Oracle due to U.S. government threat

01:06 The deadline for TikTok to sell its U.S. operations has culminated in a proposed partnership between TikTok and U.S. software giant Oracle. The proposal will now be reviewed by t

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APD | Sino-India tension to endanger most populous region of the world

Editor's Note: The writer, Mr. I. Hussain Janjua is a senior media professional and analyst having experience of research & broadcast journalism in different organisati

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APD | Escalation of China-Indian tension to endanger 50 percent of world population

Editor's Note: The writer, Mr I. Hussain Janjua is a senior media professional and analyst having experience of research & broadcast journalism in different organisati

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Mobile voting can ease polling place unease in the COVID-19 era

A bitterly divided nation heads into the 2020 presidential election with accusations of potential voter fraud, calls for delays and charges of voter suppression as state and local election officials c