Global economy

Mark Luschini, chief investment strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott, explains what's got markets running strong.

How many of the world's 3.1 billion workers live on just $1.25 per day -- the global poverty line as defined by the World Bank?

In advance of its annual summit in Davos, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum has released its list of the biggest threats to the global economy.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is reaching out to its members -- the rich governments of the world -- to shape up or risk a global economic calamity.

Whichever candidate wins, investors and analysts are hoping the next president will be able to avoid the fiscal cliff. But how will markets react if there is no clear winner?

The global machinery giant is cutting its forecast for 2012, even as third-quarter profits were up, due to a weak global economy.

The third-quarter earnings season kicked off today with an ominous warning about global growth from the IMF. A weak consolation for Americans is that we are the only major economy where the IMF expects decent growth in the next year.

The International Monetary Fund says economic growth in the world economy is slowing down sharply and that even the U.S. recovery is at risk.

Stanford economist John Taylor, formerly with the Bush administration, discusses what needs to be done to solve the United States' economic problems.

The Nobel Prize-winning economist talks about what's causing a global recession and what central banks need to do to help.