Today in Global Small Business: The Conflict Between Israel and Hamas Puts Pressure on the Global Economy

©iStock/Oleksandr Baranov What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: The conflict between Israel and Hamas risks embroiling other Middle East nations and has the potential of fueling another bout of inflationary pressures and even tipping the global economy into a recession. Global outlook during turbulent times . Some say troubles are coming to the world economy . Quote of the week: “The speed of light does not merely transform the world. It becomes the world. Globalization is the speed of light." – Paul Virilio China's economic headwinds . Confronting inflation and low growth – global economy.