Crypto is reshaping the world economy, 50 years after Nixon ended the dollar’s peg to gold. Here’s how some are playing it

Is the global economy steering toward a Bretton Woods for the digital-currency age? Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of what has been described as the dropping of a “monetary bombshell”…

Lebanon: Electricity and transport become ‘luxury’ items overnight accelerating economic tailspin

Beirut, Lebanon CNN —   On Wednesday night, Lebanon’s Central Bank issued an announcement that seemed to finally sound the death knell on the country’s floundering economy. Fuel subsidies, long…

‘An economic calamity’: Africa faces years of post-Covid instability | Africa

Analysts and experts are warning of many years of instability across Africa, possibly leading to wars and political upheavals, as the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic deepens across the…

Pandemic plunges families into food poverty in world’s rich economies

When the pandemic last year forced Mariassunta Seccia and her husband Rodolfo out of their jobs, they struggled to pay for food, rent and bills. “It didn’t take long for…

Report: Nashville has the most economic growth in the U.S.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — For the first time, Nashville is welcoming the Grand Prix, which is one of several events this summer growing Nashville’s economy.   “An international event like the Grand…

‘We’re not going to lock down our economy,’ White House says

WASHINGTON — The White House used Friday’s news of nearly a million jobs gained throughout July to argue that notions of a potential pandemic backslide are greatly exaggerated. “This is…