Hacker News with Generative AI: Global Economics

Global Cost of Renewables to Continue Falling in 2025 as China Extends Lead (bnef.com)
New York/ London, February 6, 2025 – The cost of clean power technologies such as wind, solar and battery technologies are expected to fall further by 2-11% in 2025, breaking last year’s record. According to a latest report by research provider BloombergNEF (BNEF), new wind and solar farms are already undercutting new coal and gas plants on production cost in almost every market globally.
Renewable Energy, Energy Costs, China, Global Economics
7 points by toomuchtodo 15 days ago | 2 comments
Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals (ft.com)
Why America’s economy is soaring ahead of its rivals
Economy, United States, Global Economics
6 points by bookofjoe 80 days ago | 3 comments
Was the global decline of extreme poverty only due to China? – Our World in Data (ourworldindata.org)
The share of the world population living in extreme poverty has never declined as rapidly as in the past three decades.
Poverty, Global Economics, China, Data Visualization
42 points by janandonly 130 days ago | 13 comments
The American economy has left other rich countries in the dust (economist.com)
Economy, United States, Global Economics
10 points by ironyman 131 days ago | 5 comments
What Works in Taiwan Doesn't Always in Arizona, a Chipmaking Giant Learns (nytimes.com)
Taiwan, Arizona, Semiconductor Industry, Manufacturing, Global Economics
8 points by mikhael 198 days ago | 1 comments