NEW YORK (June 24, 2026) – Forbes today released its 24th annual Global 2000, a definitive ranking of the world's largest public companies determined by sales, profits, assets and market value.

The news has been full of headlines about findings from a United Nations report: The world is set to exceed the 1.5°C global warming target set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement. The report has raised ...

There has been no shortage of complaints about Chinese overcapacity in recent years. Beijing’s commitment to driving exports and widening its trade surplus, by any means necessary, has undermined the ...

As 2026 passes its halfway point, the world is watching one of the most rapidly intensifying El Niño events in the modern record take shape in the tropical Pacific. The developing El Niño is boosting ...

The recurring climate phenomenon is expected to peak later this year, but it is already causing dry spells and crop failures on three continents. By Raymond Zhong and Chico Harlan El Niño is the ...