Topeka will pay you up to $15,000 just to move there
Ever thought about picking up and moving to Kansas? Now you might.
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Oxfam says climate crisis forcing millions from homes
Climate-fueled disasters have forced about 20 million people a year to leave their homes in the past decade -- equivalent to one every two seconds -- according to a new report from Oxfam.
World may be headed for Great Stagnation
For all the chatter about a looming recession in the United States or Europe, it's important to remember: right now, forecasters don't expect the global economy to contract.
Strong dollar hurting global economy
The world economy is slowing. In past recessions, fast-growing emerging markets have helped bail out the global economy. But there's one thing standing in the way of history repeating itself this time: the strong US dollar.
IMF sees weaker global economic recovery
Next year's recovery in the global economy will be slightly weaker than expected, and US growth will continue to slow, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday.
Global economists predict world's lowest growth in decade
The world economy is slowing, and it could be headed toward a recession.
Island nations mull geoengineering to slow climate change
Tall and stony-faced, with a long and bitter history of fighting for democracy, Tongan leader Akilisi Pōhiva is not someone you'd expect to break down in tears at an intergovernmental summit.
How to find yield in a low-rate world
If you're starting to plan for retirement, odds are you've been told to reduce your exposure to risky stocks and add more safe haven bonds. That's typically what financial planners and investment strategists advise, because bonds provide steady income payments.
More than 100 people rescued in Bahamas
Amid rescues in devastated areas, officials in the Bahamas raised the death toll from Hurricane Dorian, brought in body bags and coolers and said hundreds of residents remain missing.
French compromise with US on tech tax far from settled
Hold on to your bottles of Bordeaux, Burgundy and Pinot Noir.
US and France reach compromise on digital tax
Officials from France and the United States have reached a compromise on a new French tax on services provided by large internet companies, potentially defusing the threat of a trade conflict between the two countries.
Foreign investment in America, a driver of jobs, declining
America is a money magnet. And one of the more powerful forces driving the US economy has long been investment in American businesses from other countries. But foreign direct investment in the United States has declined significantly over the past two years.
Trump administration freezes foreign aid funds pending review
The Trump administration has put a temporary hold on the majority of congressionally approved foreign aid funds, pending a review by the State Department and the US Agency for International Development. Critics say the move undercuts Congress and fear that it is another attempt by the administration to cancel aid programs that advocates see as vital to US interests.
India to cut taxes, red tape to lure the likes of Apple
India, until recently the world's fastest growing major economy, wants to haul itself out of a slowdown by cutting business taxes and making it easier for foreign companies like Apple to invest.
These experts think oil demand won't peak until 2035
Global oil demand is likely to keep rising for at least another 15 years before Asia's fast growing economies catch up to the shift from hydrocarbons to electric power, a leading consultancy said on Monday.
Legacy of lunacy haunts Kenya's old railway
In 1903, British colonial administrator Sir Charles Norton Edgecumbe Eliot made a bold statement: "It is not uncommon for a country to create a railway, but it is uncommon for a railway to create a country."
For Southern GOPers, Trump tariffs make for awkward politics
In the halls of the Capitol these days, Republican lawmakers from Southern states aren't exactly eager to talk about the President's trade war with China.
Trump interviews Heidi Cruz for World Bank post
President Donald Trump is casting a wide net in the search for a new leader of the World Bank, one that, against all odds, has included the woman at the root of a bitter 2016 primary battle.
The World Bank just got more pessimistic about global growth
The World Bank has been warning of a worldwide economic slowdown for a while now, but its projections just took a turn for the worse.
US spends twice as much on health care as its peers
Despite many efforts to rein in US health care costs in recent years, spending is still on the rise.
Watchdog; Ivanka Trump violated conflict of interest law
A watchdog group is accusing the President's daughter, White House senior adviser Ivanka Trump, of violating the conflict of interest law by participating in the implementation of a program that gives tax breaks for investors in so-called "opportunity zones."
Kim Jong Un's 2019 game plan for North Korea awaits
Kim Jong Un shocked the world in 2018 by transforming his image from nuclear-armed tyrant to global statesman.
Cities that lost out on Amazon's HQ2 still won
17 cities in North America didn't land prizes in the Amazon sweepstakes, but they laid the groundwork to become tech hubs for years to come.
Amazon HQ2: The pros and cons of choosing two cities
In a surprise twist, Amazon reportedly plans to divide its second headquarters between two cities.
