The Economist

Protecting your portfolio from a crash looks harder than ever. Here’s what you need to know.

The taint of the disgraced financier will endure.

As a wise man (probably) once said ‘if you have a dumb maxim, you get dumb outcomes’

THE ECONOMIST: The returns of some currency bonds have trounced those of risky ‘high-yield’ American or European debt.

Josh D’Amaro must not forget the creative magic on which the House of Mouse relies.

The AI economy’s dealmaking just keeps getting wilder

The biggest worry in Silicon Valley is that the AI boom turns out to be a bubble, but another risk looms.

Are investors overestimating the risk from AI?

THE ECONOMIST: The acronyms thrown around at world’s premier adult entertainment conference include AI, but also BDSM.

Is America’s President building his own paramilitary militia?

THE ECONOMIST: The global dash for cash is driving the gold rush.

THE ECONOMIST: AI could indeed wreak havoc in the white-collar workforce. But rather than make such jobs less lucrative — let alone redundant — it is likelier to reshape them. 

THE ECONOMIST: The militia is still a force in Lebanese politics, but its ability to menace abroad has been severely weakened

THE ECONOMIST: The Apple-Android duopoly is under attack from OpenAI, Meta and Amazon.

Despite a tactical retreat, great risks remain.