Germany is trying to future proof its welfare state by doing something radical: opening retirement investment accounts for ...

"If you have visions, you should go see a doctor." Uttered by then-Chancellor Helmut Schmidt back in the 1980s, this quote is one of the most repeated-and arguably one of the most tired-bon mots of ...

A country’s economic decline is not always obvious. In the 1980s, numerous American and European commentators hailed Japan as the world’s economic future. Japan’s subsequent slump into its “lost ...

Christian Lindner triggered early elections last fall with a move meant to save his party. It brought chaos at an inopportune time. But will it work out? By Jim Tankersley and Tatiana Firsova ...