In 1834, a 22-year-old Yoruba man who would come to be known as Manuel Vidau was captured as a prisoner of war and sold to slave traders in Lagos, today the largest city in Nigeria. A Spanish ship ...

As of October 2025, the World Economic Outlook database and supporting documents will be accessible through the IMF Data portal. The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the ...

U.S. forces carried out airstrikes on Iran, calling them a retaliation for an attack on an oil tanker. Iran’s military later said it had attacked U.S. targets in Bahrain and Kuwait. Analysis ...

Katherine Haan, MBA, is a Senior Staff Writer for Forbes Advisor and a former financial advisor turned international bestselling author and business coach. For more than a decade, she’s helped small ...

Clarence Page is a syndicated columnist and a former member of the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board. Among other awards, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary (1989) and lifetime achievement awards ...