The Economist

THE ECONOMIST: Forget your trip to the dentist — a new type of specialist care may be needed.

Money can buy happiness: check-up on your life choices

THE ECONOMIST: Forget your trip to the dentist — a new type of specialist care may be needed.

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THE ECONOMIST: Hearty quarterly results conceal a dual challenge for the burger behemoth.

McLovin it: Hungry investors feast on McDonald’s

THE ECONOMIST: Hearty quarterly results conceal a dual challenge for the burger behemoth.

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Donald Trump’s prospective squeeze on India for buying Russian oil could have some major ramfications.

If America goes after India’s oil trade, China will benefit

THE ECONOMIST: A crackdown on Russian crude would have knock-on consequences.

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China’s Artificial Intelligence juggernaut is barrelling ahead, despite a Trumpian ban on chips from the US.

DeepSeek paved way for China’s booming AI revolution

THE ECONOMIST: China’s Artificial Intelligence juggernaut is barrelling ahead, despite a Trumpian ban on chips from the US.

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THE ECONOMIST: Paying for lunch in instalments may seem ludicrous, but that hasn’t dented the industry’s growth.

Buy now, pay later is taking over the world. Good

THE ECONOMIST: Paying for lunch in instalments may seem ludicrous, but that hasn’t dented the industry’s growth.

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THE ECONOMIST: How did the legendary consultancy firm, which turns 100 next year, lose its edge?

Consultancy giant McKinsey’s identity crisis

THE ECONOMIST: How did the legendary consultancy firm, which turns 100 next year, lose its edge?

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Anna Wintour has said it is ‘for the audience . . . to decide if there are any similarities’ between her and the Devil Wears Prada’s Miranda Priestly character played by Meryl Streep.

Glory days of glossy magazines Vogue, GQ, Vanity fair

THE ECONOMIST: Once upon a time, magazines were how the ‘have-nots’ were given a glimpse into the rich world of the ‘have-yachts’ 

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THE ECONOMIST: Silicon Valley’s AI boom is seeing spending spike, but the debt is piling up.

Who will pay for tech’s trillion-dollar AI boom?

THE ECONOMIST: Silicon Valley’s AI boom is seeing spending spike, but the debt is piling up.

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THE ECONOMIST: As Donald Trump ramps up his attacks on the Fed and tariffs put America’s economy to the test, cracks are appearing in the US Reserve.

Fed board split as Trump pressure builds to cut US rates 

THE ECONOMIST: As Donald Trump ramps up his attacks on the Fed and tariffs put America’s economy to the test, cracks are appearing in the US Reserve.

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THE ECONOMIST: The changing political landscape has led to companies such as EasyJet ‘greenhushing’ their climate goals.

The remarkable rise of “greenhushing”

THE ECONOMIST: The changing political landscape has led to ‘greenhushing’ of climate goals

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CEO of LVMH Bernard Arnault and Louis Vuitton’s flagship store, The Louis, which opened in Shanghai in June.

Can Arnault steer Louis Vuitton’s parent firm from crisis?

Investors are starting to call for the luxury conglomerate to break itself apart.

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Who’s feeling the pain of Trump’s tariffs?

Who’s feeling the pain of Trump’s tariffs?

THE ECONOMIST: Following the launch of US President Donald Trump’s trade war, it now has an effective tariff of over 16 per cent, the highest since the 1930s, and rates could go even higher. 

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THE ECONOMIST: If Silicon Valley’s financial predictions are even close to being accurate, expect unprecedented economic upheaval from the rise of Artificial Intelligence.

Non-apocalyptic AI: The end of economy as we know it

THE ECONOMIST: If Silicon Valley’s financial predictions are even close to being accurate, expect unprecedented economic upheaval from the rise of Artificial Intelligence.

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THE ECONOMIST: The more useful stablecoins and tokens prove to be, the greater the risk.

Crypto’s big bang will revolutionise finance

THE ECONOMIST: The present moment holds the potential of something far more disruptive for mainstream markets than earlier crypto speculation suggested.

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The lawsuit aimed at Rupert Murdoch is the latest example of Donald Trump’s aim to enforce his will on the American media.

Epstein’s ghost haunts the Trump-Murdoch alliance

THE ECONOMIST: The bust-up with Rupert Murdoch is the latest example of US President Donald Trump’s aim to enforce his will on the American media.

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