Good morning, and welcome to our coverage of todays big economic story - whether the UK is still officially in recession.
In just under an hours time well find out just how well the economy is doing… [+684 chars]

The latest ONS figures will show if the economy is rebounding after the UK slipped into recession at the end of last year.

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UK expected to leave recession as latest GDP figures published

A TSMC plant in Taichung, Taiwan.An Rong Xu/The Washington Post via Getty Images
<ul><li>Taiwan's economy is booming.</li><li>Its GDP rose by a better-than-expected 6.5% in the first quarter, data p… [+2180 chars]

Taiwanese GDP rose by a better-than-expected 6.5% in the first three months of the year,  in the fastest pace of expansion for nearly three years.

Business Insider

Taiwan's economy is booming thanks to the AI craze

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<li>Economic doomers are getting louder as they say the economy is headed for a collapse. </li>
<li>There's a divergence between what experts say is a healthy economy and… [+6309 chars]

Reddit and other social media sites are seeing an uptick in user content focused on a coming economic collapse.

Meet the doomsayers waiting for the economy to crash

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<li>America's falling population isn't necessarily bad for the economy, Fisher Investments said.</li>
<li>The US birth rate just fell to its lowest le… [+2815 chars]

The US birth rate just fell to its lowest level in over 40 years, according to provisional CDC data.

Here's why Americans having fewer kids won't doom the economy

The planned design for The Line, part of Saudi Arabia's Neom project.Neom
<ul><li>Saudi Arabia insists its Neom megacity project is on track.</li><li>The Saudi economy minister told CNBC there was "… [+2137 chars]

Saudi Arabia's economy minister told CNBC there was "no change in scale" for its Neom project.

Saudi Arabia is desperately trying to convince everyone that Neom megaproject is going just fine

The US economy is about to make a soft landing — a situation in which inflation cools without causing a recession or sudden spike in unemployment.Arantza Pena Popo/Insider
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Inflation is cooling just in time for a US presidential election that will likely focus heavily on the economy.

Interest-rate cuts could be coming this fall, adding another wrinkle to an election set to focus on the economy

Pierre-Yves Nicod holds the mystery traveler's 400-year-old shoe.Morgan McFall-Johnsen
<ul><li>A hiker discovered the 400-year-old remains of a wealthy man on a glacier in the Swiss Alps.</li><li>Me… [+9841 chars]

A mysterious man died trekking across Switzerland's Theodul glacier. Archaeologists think he's a snapshot of a remarkable ancient economy.

A hiker discovered a wealthy traveler's remains on a skiing glacier in Switzerland. They turned out to be 400 years old.

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<li>A coming recession could end up sparking a "violent correction" in stocks, Gary Shilling told BI.</li>
<li>The top forecaster pointed to warning signs of a downturn, su… [+3406 chars]

Shilling told Business Insider that  wave of layoffs could come as employers realize the economy was weaker than they thought.

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