Global economy

Governments already are warning that infections and hospitalization may soar following the holidays, setting a grim tone as the world heads into the third year of the pandemic.(Reuters file image)
World+Biz

With Omicron, global economy spots chance to push past Covid

Michael Spence, Dean, Emeritus, Stanford Graduate School of Business. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

Regime change in the global economy

People wait in line at a mass vaccination center in Barcelona, Spain, in May 2021.Photographer: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg
Analysis

From pandemic to endemic: Can 2022 Succeed where 2021 failed?

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Analysis

Wall Street loves China more than ever

Staff members unload cargos from a plane at the Phnom Penh International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Dec. 31, 2021. Photo : Xinhua
Global Economy

World's biggest trade deal takes effect as boost for global economy

Two decades in. Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg
Analysis

An awkward birthday for the Euro

Health care workers jump for a photo before receiving their first vaccination at the Infectious Disease Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria, on March 12. OLUKAYODE JAIYEOLA/NURPHOTO VIA GETTY IMAGES
World+Biz

5 reasons to be optimistic about 2022

China’s economic policies in the post-pandemic situation have boosted its GDP and production of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises grew rapidly. Photo: Bloomberg
Global Economy

After another torrid year, can emerging markets rediscover their mojo?

Saks Fifth Avenue spun off its online operations into a separate entity earlier this year to speed up its digital transformation. Photographer: David Dee Delgado/Bloomberg
Bloomberg Special

Global retail’s battle with Covid actually saved its stores

In ports we trust. Photographer: VCG via Getty Images/Bloomberg
Analysis

Can you trust your suppliers after a lousy 2021?

The Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system (left) intercepts rockets fired by the Hamas movement toward southern Israel from Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on May 14. ANAS BABA/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES/Foreign Policy
Analysis

Will 2022 bring more war and chaos?

Illustration: Nicole Shinn For Bloomberg Businessweek
Global Economy

A wild, emotional year has changed investing - maybe forever

Not-so-great expectations for the year ahead?
Analysis

Not-so-great expectations for the year ahead?