The Economist

Donald Trump is in a triple bind.

Donald Trump’s least bad option in Iran

The President must swallow his pride and accept a deal worse than the pre-war status quo.

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Kevin Warsh, incoming chairman of the US Federal Reserve, left, and US President Donald Trump during a swearing-in ceremony in the White House.

The Federal Reserve must soon give Donald Trump bad news

Kevin Warsh, the unlucky new chairperson, has seen his case for lower interest rates disintegrate.

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Wall Street’s infatuation with Elon Musk is giving the ick.

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The temporary resumption of hostilities highlighted Donald Trump’s twin failures in controlling his Israeli ally and cajoling Iran to accept a lasting truce.  

Recalcitrant Israel leaves Donald Trump with dilemma

The temporary resumption of hostilities highlighted Donald Trump’s twin failures in controlling his Israeli ally and cajoling Iran to accept a lasting truce.  

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Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and  Kim Jong Un in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on September 3, 2025.

Why China and Russia are competing over North Korea

THE ECONOMIST: Nukes are off the agenda as Xi Jinping heads to Pyongyang

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Investors should watch out for indigestion.

Can the stockmarket swallow Anthropic, SpaceX and OpenAI?

THE ECONOMIST: As the three tech titans prepare their blockbuster debuts, some fear Wall Street may be biting off more than it can chew.

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Mega-service station chain Bucee’s is a Texas-based brand that is quickly expanding to other states.

How Texas became America Inc’s centre of gravity

THE ECONOMIST: Exxon’s reincorporation is one more feather in the state’s cowboy hat, as it looks to overtake California as the largest economy in America

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In most European countries today’s age pensions are paid by today’s workers.

How boomers have screwed European countries

THE ECONOMIST: Today’s grandparents inherited a continent rebuilding itself after war; they will pass on one in need of repair after the damage they helped wreak.

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BP has become a very British shambles.

How BP became a shambles that cares too much about feelings

THE ECONOMIST: The ousting of its chairman Albert Manifold shows BP cares more about feelings and not enough about performance.

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Some franchise owners are winning big.

The surprising business boom of 2026 as AI threatens jobs

THE ECONOMIST: In the age of AI, running a McDonald’s may soon look a lot more appealing.

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The race to replace lithium-ion is heating up.

The race to replace lithium-ion is heating up

Faster charging, longer range and fewer fires — what more could we want?

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There’s a dark logic behind taboo transactions.

From heroin to hitmen: The dark logic of taboo transactions

THE ECONOMIST: What makes one illegal market tolerated and another unthinkable? The answers are stranger than you’d expect.

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Google is dethroning OpenAI as the king of consumer AI.

Google is dethroning OpenAI as the king of consumer AI

Its users are burning through quadrillions of tokens a month, costing the company computing power and money.

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Chanel is turning heads again.

Chanel’s creative revival is paying off

The world’s second-biggest luxury label is turning heads again.

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Wealthy expats seek alternatives as Middle Eastern tax haven tarnished by war The Nightly

Where Dubai expats are ending up as war tarnishes tax haven

THE ECONOMIST: Many hoped to return once the hostilities ceased. As these drag on, however, plenty are casting around for a new, more peaceable bolt-hole. Where are they headed? And will they ever return?

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The largest supply shock in petroleum history is getting larger fast. 

Oil market floating in eye of storm but prices may soon rise

THE ECONOMIST: The largest supply shock in petroleum history is getting larger fast. 

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Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are holding talks in Beijing.

Trump-Xi summit will expose dysfunctional duo

The critical summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping could frame relations between the US and China for years (but don’t mention the war).

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets construction apprentices during a visit to London South Bank Technical College on May 12, 2026 in London, England.

Whoever emerges as the UK’s next PM faces a miserable time

Rank-and-file Labour Party members—a peculiar gang of retired teachers, civil servants and trade unionists — face the rare prospect of voting for PM.

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