Worried about consumer inflation to come from Strait of Hormuz closure? The economy has one word for you other than oil: plastics.

The world economy’s first signs of a synchronized shock emerged in business surveys revealing how the Iran war’s fallout is crippling growth momentum and stoking prices.

Cover Story shares preliminary sketches and documents the—often spirited— debates that lead each week to a design seen by millions of people. It is week two of the war and we wanted to change our focus from the bombing to the economy,

The effects are reaching industries that might’ve seemed insulated from the fallout, or too far away to feel it.

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Chinese Premier Li Qiang articulated the key aspects of China's economic policy and strategy. He noted that China demonstrates sustained progress in economic development and exerts a significant influence on the global economy,

The European country leapfrogged Switzerland in global rankings

At the World Economic Forum in 2026, Metzger was photographed with Mohamed Kande, Global Chairman of PwC, a multibillion-dollar professional services firm with over 370,000 employees worldwide, at an invite-only event featuring a discussion with Sir Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and other WEF agenda contributors.

POZNAN, Poland — A generation ago, Poland rationed sugar and flour while its citizens were paid one-tenth what West Germans earned. Today its economy has edged past Switzerland to become the world’s 20th largest with over $1 trillion in annual output.