China Detains Business Chiefs as Its Corporate Crusade Expands

The seizure of the top two leaders of HNA Group comes as speculation swirls over whether Beijing will bail out another troubled giant, Evergrande.

Why China’s Economy Is Threatened by a Property Giant’s Debt Problems

The real estate developer Evergrande once binged on debt. Now the music has stopped, investors are panicking and experts are warning of an imminent failure.

Uncertainty Swirls Around Evergrande as a Deadline Passes

A payment on the troubled Chinese company’s dollar-denominated bonds was due Thursday. Its shares fell on Friday after the company said nothing.

Beyond Evergrande’s Troubles, a Slowing Chinese Economy

Investors are watching whether the property developer defaults. But in the background, the world’s No. 2 economy is flashing numerous warning signs.

Uneven Global Vaccination Threatens Economic Rebound, O.E.C.D. Warns

The group forecast that the worldwide economy would grow 5.7 percent in 2021, slightly lower than its previous estimate.

Sudan Leaders Say They Thwarted Coup Attempt by Loyalists of Former Dictator

Government officials blamed the bid on supporters of longtime ruler Omar Hassan al-Bashir, who was overthrown in 2019 by a military takeover prompted by widespread popular protests.

Opinion | The Economic Mistake the Left Is Finally Confronting

The left needs to think as much about supply as it does about demand. 

Merkel Leaves the German Economy With Trouble Under the Hood

Chancellor Angela Merkel steered Europe through crises, and Germany has boomed during her tenure. But she has ducked changes needed to ensure the success lasts, analysts say.

Opinion | Do We Need to Shrink the Economy to Stop Climate Change?

The degrowth movement argues climate change isn’t a problem we can simply innovate our way out of.

A Chinese Property Giant Warns of ‘Tremendous’ Financial Pressure

China Evergrande hired restructuring experts, sending its shares lower and adding to worries about what its fate might mean to the country’s economy.

Eric Adams Vows to ‘Welcome Business,’ Calling New York ‘Dysfunctional’

Eric Adams, the Democratic mayoral nominee, said that New York will “no longer be anti-business,” drawing a contrast with the current mayor, Bill de Blasio.

Can a Green-Economy Boom Town Be Built to Last?

The race to make electric vehicles is turning some places into winners. Normal, Ill., is one of them. But it has seen good times go sour in the past.

Spain Arrests Former Venezuela Spy Chief Accused of Drug Trafficking

Hugo Carvajal, the former intelligence chief, had been hiding in Madrid, the police said, trying to avoid extradition to the United States.

Spain Arrests Former Venezuela Spy Chief Accused of Drug Trafficking

Hugo Carvajal, the former intelligence chief, had been hiding in Madrid, the police said, trying to avoid extradition to the United States.

Lebanon Gets New Prime Minister Amid Economic Meltdown

The billionaire Najib Mikati’s new cabinet is Lebanon’s first empowered government in more than a year. It faces the immediate challenge of a collapsing economy.

‘Reversing Gears’: China Increasingly Rejects English, and the World

A movement against Western influence threatens to close off a nation that succeeded in part by welcoming new ideas.

Opinion | California’s Farms Face a Reckoning

Eighty percent of the water used by people in California goes to just 0.8 percent of the state’s gross domestic product.

Opinion | China Doesn’t Want to ‘Live With’ Covid. But It May Have To.

The benefits of the zero-infections policy have dropped in relation to the costs of implementation, and there are signs it is becoming counterproductive.

Inflation Is Popping From Sydney to San Francisco. It May Be a Good Sign.

Inflation has surged across advanced economies. The shared experience underlines that price gains come from temporary drivers — for now.

She’s Green. She’s Young. And She Wants to Change Germany.

Annalena Baerbock, the 40-year-old candidate for the Green Party, is likely to have a say in Germany’s next government, no matter who wins this month’s election.