economy

The hope is that increased automation will fill this looming gap in the workforce before it starts to affect an already sluggish economy.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

The action "eliminates the final major barriers for private sector investment in Syria and promotes Syria's economic recovery and reintegration into the global economy," he said in a statement.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

Nondefense discretionary spending, defense spending, plus Medicaid, CHIP, healthcare subsidies and other mandatory programs are already projected to shrink in relation to the economy.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

KBW says the elevated trading multiples are justified by a number of factors, including improving prospects for Canada’s economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Nevertheless, in the subsistence economy of hunting and gathering, there was an obvious limit to such long-term planning.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

A huge wrinkle is that larger cities and metro areas benefit from economies of scale that help insulate them: they can afford dedicated OT security staff and redundant control systems.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

Horton and Lennar are among the top five U.S. home builders by several measures, and both are able to take advantage of the all-important economies of scale.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

As economies expand, copper will be required to build electricity networks for the transition away from fossil fuels, and to create data centres for artificial intelligence, BHP said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Asare says the campaign has often viewed the returning diaspora simply as a means of foreign cash flow, raising prices and negatively altering local economies.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

It would take place in cities as often as on battlefields, be fueled by ideas as much as by weapons, and engage cultures and economies as much as armies.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell