U.S. ability to compete slips

U.S.
ability to compete slips
The United States’ ability to compete
on the global stage has fallen for the fourth year running as confidence in the
country’s politicians continues to decline, an annual survey from the World
Economic Forum found Wednesday. Even though the world’s largest economy saw its
overall competitiveness rise on the back of its status as a global innovation
powerhouse, the Forum says the U.S.’s ranking has dropped two places to seventh
this year. The Netherlands and Germany have moved ahead of the U.S. on the top
10 leaderboard.