Economy Dec 01 Glimmers of hope for world economy, but dangers lurk By Jeffrey Schaeffer, Alex Turnbull, Associated Press
Politics Sep 06 WATCH: In North Dakota, Trump asks for support on tax plan President Donald Trump is promoting his tax overhaul pitch on a visit Wednesday to North Dakota. By Jill Colvin, Ken Thomas, Associated Press
Education Dec 06 Math a concern for U.S. teens; science, reading flat on test WASHINGTON — American students have a math problem. By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press
Economy Sep 28 After the recession, entrepreneurs are on the rebound, study says Men still vastly outnumber women 10-to-1 across industrialized nations, according to a new report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. By Laura Santhanam
Education Sep 15 Are U.S. children getting the best education for the dollar? A new report compares how much the world's developed countries invest in education from primary school to high school. By Laura Santhanam
Sep 02 Column: GDP is a useful measurement, but it doesn’t show the whole picture By Vikram Mansharamani The size of the pie says nothing about how income is distributed. Continue reading
Sep 09 Higher spending may not help U.S. higher education outperform peers By Kyla Calvert Mason The United States’ spending on higher education far outstrips that of other countries that make up the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, according to the group’s annual Education at a Glance report released today. Annually, the U.S. spends… Continue reading
Jul 10 U.S. teens rank between Latvia and Russia on financial literacy, far below Shanghai By Simone Pathe American teens may work summer jobs and manage money on their smartphones, but their financial literacy places them between Latvia and Russia, and far below 15-year-olds in Shanghai, who achieved the highest average score on the largest youth financial literacy… Continue reading
Jul 04 After the World Cup, what shapes well-being for your country? By Simone Pathe On this Fourth of July, when America has already been knocked out of the World Cup, what factors are most important to your well-being? The OECD is asking citizens to consider what it is they really care about after the… Continue reading
Jun 19 How the U.S. compares on income inequality and poverty By Elizabeth Shell There's new data on income inequality out from the OECD Thursday, so we thought we'd take a look to see how the U.S. compares against the group's 33 other countries -- and its upcoming World Cup matches. Continue reading