The Latest Breaking News from GDP

Joe Biden has come out fighting against perceptions that he is handling the US economy badly. During an address in Maryland, the president contrasted Bidenomics with Trumpian “MAGAnomics” that would involve tax-cutting and spending reductions. He decried trickle-down policies that had, “shipped jobs overseas, hollowed out communities and produced soaring…

Of all the metrics that may foretell a Conservative defeat — from depressed polling data to shrinking GDP figures — perhaps the most prescient is the number of Tory MPs standing down at the next election.

Canadian delegation led by Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai visits Thiruvananthapuram to explore cooperation with State govt. Delegation seeks to strengthen business connections & explore possible cooperation in tourism, education, screen production & tech start-ups. Yukon has small population but high GDP, making it ideal for start-ups to run pilot projects.…

If the UK economy soon slips into recession, we will likely gesture vaguely at summer – such as it was – for when the contraction began. GDP shrank by 0.5 per cent in July, the sharpest decline since December, with services, production and construction all shrinking.

The shock resignation of one of the UK’s most influential captains of industry was the main talking point on London’s stock market today, as the FTSE 100 held steady overall.

The sports activities and amusement, recreation activities sector surged 12.4% in the month as the rest of the economy lagged behind

Manufacturing, services and construction sectors contract for first time since summer of 2022

All three main sectors of the economy in decline after strikes by doctors, radiographers and teachers, while construction and retail hit by wet weather

Government minister Maria Caulfield conceded that the decline in GDP was “disappointing”

The pre-election forecasts offer a rosier picture of the economy, with wages growing ahead of inflation, but tougher times for the Government’s own books.

With school back in session, Al Jazeera looks at the state of global education.