When it comes to the economy, the Republican president-elect won't express any gratitude toward the Democratic incumbent, but he probably should.

General elections this year in the US, Mexico, France, India, South Africa, and elsewhere underscored global trends in polarization and economic uncertainty.

The U.S. stock market has had two big back-to-back years, topping a 20% return for both 2023 and 2024. Gains in 2024 accelerated after President-elect Donald Trump won re-election in November,

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s proposals on tariffs, immigration, taxes and deregulation may have far-reaching and contradictory effects, adding uncertainty to forecasts.

A Media Matters analysis of economic news coverage from the beginning of the third quarter of the year through Election Day — July 1, 2024, through November 5, 2024 — of broadcast evening ...

One-third of swing-state voters who voted for Trump replied in an open-ended question that they voted for him because of the economy.

The presidential election took center stage throughout much of 2024. Here are some of the year's other news in graphics, maps and illustrations.

Germany's main political parties will present their election programmes on Tuesday, a day after parliament backed a no-confidence motion in Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government, paving the way for a snap election on Feb.

Financial markets – which are dominated by US equities (over 65% of world market cap), are starting 2025 from a vertiginous place.

Leading contenders in Germany’s upcoming election have presented their programs, setting out contrasting visions of how to put new vigor into Europe’s biggest economy and tackle other issues such as m