The Economist

The four leading law firms being attacked by the Trump administration have one thing in common: employing or acting for figures hated by the MAGA movement.

Why big law’s capitulation to Trump may be bad for business

US President Donald Trump’s attacks on four major legal firms have rivals circling to poach potential partners. But putting self-interest above the rule of law will have major repercussions for everyone.

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The storm is brewing.

What’s the damage? Trump’s tariff Liberation Day looms

The brewing storm has US financiers and investors frozen in lead up to April 2

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SpaceX rivals are becoming more capable.

Musk’s biggest enemy isn’t vandals, boycotts or recalls

The world’s richest man has lost focus — and now has a target on his back

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Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange work frantically as panic selling swept Wall Street in this Oct. 19, 1987.

Why the ground is shifting beneath investors’ feet 

More remarkable than slumping share prices are the forces behind them

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Vietnamese EV maker VinFast Auto's VF3 electric vehicle on display during the Bharat Mobility Global Expo in New Delhi in January.  Bloomberg
Shoppers in Shanghai, China.

Can anything get China’s shoppers to spend their money?

China’s plan to encourage domestic spending has some novel ideas. But will they have the desired effect?

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A cleanroom assembly in ASML, where the building blocks of the company's high-tech lithography machines are made.
The latest in a series of posters critical of billionaire Elon Musk is displayed on a bus shelter in London.
On the surface, countries do seem deal-friendlier.
The stockmarket sell-off shows no sign of stopping in the wake of Donald Trump’s tariff drama.

How Donald Trump provoked a wild stockmarket sell-off

During Donald Trump’s first term, investors came to believe that his administration’s focus on tax cuts and deregulation would ultimately overwhelm his unpredictable tendencies. This time, it’s different.

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US President Donald Trump.

Does President Donald Trump really want a weaker dollar?

Overturning three decades of American policy will not be painless.

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Businesses are chasing the high-protein dollar.

How big business is cashing in on protein-rich food fad

Move over low-fat, low-sugar — this food fad has become mainstream, and it’s making a lot of money.

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Tariffs will drive up the price of American cars.

How shoppers will pay for Trump’s new tariffs

Donald Trump’s tariff policy threaten to blow apart international economic relations but the disruption of supply chains mean higher costs for everyday consumers.

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