Against this backdrop, at the beginning of October, the for the German economy's contraction, now predicting a drop in GDP of -0.5% versus the previous -0.3% for 2023, by far the worst annual performance of the bloc's economies.

Source: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231116-germany-hikes-ukraine-military-support-but-is-its-defence-spending-tilt-tenable

The Democratic administration is staking much of the U.S. economy's future on renewable energy, yet voters are frustrated by gasoline prices that are higher than when Biden took office.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/harris-dashed-dubai-tackle-climate-change-war-carries-105342887

The economy's slowdown reflects the impact of the Federal Reserve's aggressive drive to tame inflation, with nine interest rate hikes over the past year.

Source: https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20230427/us-economy-grew-at-weak-11-rate-in-q1-in-sign-of-slowdown

"The latest data offer among the first tangible signs that the economy's main engine is slowing," said Oren Klachkin of Oxford Economics.

Source: https://www.rawstory.com/in-brazil-s-amazon-malnourished-yanomami-children-get-needed-care/

The UK is currently not in recession, but there have been concerns over the economy's weak performance in recent months.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66785572?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

This expansion will expand the data economy's definition and market potential, creating an opportunity for start-ups to create hardware and software that will enable this new era.

Source: https://betanews.com/2023/06/11/trust-in-data-how-start-ups-can-thrive-in-the-data-economy/

"To see a family that never really dealt with struggle, they never had the lived experience — and then, because of the way the economy's going right now, just one thing after another, and they lost almost everything.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/statistics-canada-cost-of-living-affordability-crisis-1.7029769?cmp=rss