The richest 10 percent of the world’s population now owns three-quarters of all personal wealth, according to the newly released World Inequality Report 2026. Income is not much different, where the ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Hundreds of top economists and other experts, including former U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, called on Friday for the world to set up an independent ...

U.S. income inequality grew in 2021 for the first time in a decade, according to data the Census Bureau released in September 2022. That might sound surprising, since the most accurate measure of the ...

A WEF survey reveals global youth prioritize inequality as a top economic concern, with many aspiring for political leadership.

The World Inequality Report finds that fewer than 60,000 people, representing just 0.001% of the global population, now command three times as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity.

THE POINT: The world’s assets are piling up in the hands of the few as growth is built on widening gaps. That’s not just unfair — it’s economically unsustainable. This year’s global wealth report by ...

Leading economist Joseph Stiglitz handed the report on global inequality to President Cyril Ramaphosa - Copyright GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File Rich Fury ...

In his new book, the economist Thomas Piketty argues that the world can’t stop climate change without addressing issues of inequality. By Manuela Andreoni Climate change wasn’t a big topic in the ...

According to the World Inequality Report 2022, the global inequalities in income among the richest 10% and bottom 50% population have increased over the last two decades, while global inequalities ...

Social inequality is bad for business. In an ideal world, we’d tackle social inequality just because it’s the right thing to do. But sometimes we can’t agree “on the right thing.” Putting values and ...