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Surveying the landscape of emerging markets today, the “Slim syndrome” is one of the foremost dangers developing economies face.

It may seem ironic that signs of employee dissatisfaction should emerge at a time of high unemployment, but it’s hardly surprising. For the two phenomena—the poor labor market and workers’ antagonism toward employers and customers—are actually connected. Employees are sick and tired of tough conditions and crummy salaries.

Europe's economy has been doing better than was expected, but the good news is unlikely to last.

Thursday's announcement of Ed Whitacre's resignation as General Motors CEO surprised many. Why now?

The Dow plummeted 265 points today as traders worried that the Federal Reserve may be out of tricks to goose the economy. The Fed said yesterday that the economic recovery is slowing down.

Employers shouldn't be surprised that Americans won't take their crummy low-wage jobs.

A successful IPO, a profile in The Wall Street Journal, signing up your 1 millionth user—these are all signs that your technology company has arrived. The rarer mark of success, though—the sign that you've truly changed how people behave—is when your service becomes a verb.

Among the government’s most interesting reports is one that estimates what parents spend on their children. Not surprisingly, the costs are steep. For a middle-class, husband-and-wife family (average pretax income in 2009: $76,250), spending per child is about $12,000 a year. Assuming modest annual inflation (2.8 percent), the report estimates that the family’s spending on a child born in 2009 would total $286,050 by age 17.

When the Senate walked away from energy reform this year, it seemed to spell the end of cap-and-trade as well. But the idea is still alive at the state level. In 2007, 10 Eastern states developed a cap-and-trade system for power plants.

Carmakers are in an endless struggle of one-upmanship to offer consistently improved performance and comfort in their flagship sedans. The car that ferries today’s elite must be big, commanding, authoritative—a modern-day golden chariot—but without being too ostentatiously gas-guzzling.

According to the Obama administration, this is the Summer of Recovery: the global recession is over, factories across America are ramping up production, and corporate balance sheets are dripping black ink. So why does it still feel more like a Winter of Discontent?

Is it any wonder the average employee is in a bad mood? "There's more of a divide in terms of compensation between senior executives and the average worker now," says Thomas Kochan, a professor of management at MIT. "This will have a lasting effect and lead to lower trust and lower confidence in management."

In Congo, a vicious war is financed in part by the mining of tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold—metals that make their way into phones, cameras, and computers.

The financial crisis forced many employers to cut or stop 401(k) matches. But for many, their profits are back, but not the retirement contributions. Here's why it's time for them to restore perks.

Drawing on years of research and recent examples like the financial crisis, Paul Sullivan takes a look at the traits that make people across various fields succeed under high-stress conditions, which he refers to as “clutch,” while others choke. He spoke to NEWSWEEK’s Nayeli Rodriguez about what separates the two.

Four months after the oil spill that still rattles the gulf, Democrats postpone a set of drilling reforms until after the August recess—or later. Why? Good ol' party politics.

The Washington Post Company announced today that it has signed a contract to sell NEWSWEEK to Sidney Harman, a successful businessman who made his fortune in audio equipment and is a well-known philanthropist. Harman, 91, the founder and chairman emeritus of Harman International, was one of several bidders for the magazine, according to sources familiar with the process, and the deal was not concluded until today.

Asia now has 3 million millionaires, 26 percent more than a year ago, according to Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and Capgemini, a French consultancy. The region controls more wealth than Europe and is closing in rapidly on North America. Signs of opulence are hard to miss: one of India’s richest men built a 27-story skyscraper as his home, while Chinese millionaires spent $830 million on fine art in 2009.

The new GDP numbers aren't as bad as the doomsayers insist.

How soon will the economy recover, and are we headed for a double-dip recession? The answers to both questions became more nuanced -- and possibly worrisome Friday -- when the Commerce Department reported that the country’s economic growth had slowed this quarter, largely due to consumers’ reluctance to spend money.

General Motors has announced that the bottom-end version of the Chevy Volt, its new electric car, will cost $41,000. Even after a generous federal rebate, it's still pricey.

Are we in a period of gloomy growth? An era in which Americans are pessimistic and sour but buying more anyway? What explains this behavior?

Ford’s CEO on the challenge of reinventing the automobile.

The Huffington Post may have figured out the future of journalism. But it’s going to be a very difficult future.

The Mini Cooper, Honda Fit, and Smart cars are stalling. Here are three 2013 imports aiming to revive the small-car market with huge highway mileage.