The Economist

US President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office.

America is facing a Trumpian economic slowdown

Protectionist threats and erratic policies are combining to hurt growth in the United States

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Chips bound for the US may still require Taiwanese manufacturing.

Why Trump’s AI ambitions will be making Taiwan great

No matter what deals are done with the US government, Taiwan will still have to produce US bound chips in Asia

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Nvidia is fighting off two threats, both of them involve China

The Economist: Double threat chips away at Nvidia

DeepSeek isn’t the only threat to the AI powerhouse, with reports of US crackdowns on technology exports to China as part of a Trump crackdown

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Tether is the most popular stablecoin and its company says 72 per cent of its assets lies in American Treasuries.

How stablecoins have become the real crypto craze

Policymakers are racing to catch up with the rapid rise of stablecoins — a version of cryptocurrency that rarely fluctuates, is backed by cash or government bonds and run on public blockchains.

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Bosses often feel tied to their offices.

Why management by wandering around may be more effective

Leaving the office and meeting employees face-to-face matters more than ever.

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A quadropod robot developed by  DEEP Robotics, a startup founded by a graduate of Zhe Da university.

The dazzling Chinese university behind DeepSeek

The institution that birthed the AI conqueror models itself on Stanford and is located in the tech hotspot of Hangzhou.

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Concerns about tariffs are increasing inflation.

Why expectation is fuelling US inflation and what it means

Trump’s tariffs are triggering consumer concerns among average Americans who are increasingly worried.

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China’s pharmaceutical trade is booming.

It’s not just AI, China’s legal drug trade is booming

It’s not just Artificial Intelligence, China’s newly developed pharmaceuticals are surprising the world and changing lives

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How to get people to resign

The Economist: How to get people to resign

The tested tactics that will save the organisation and keep your best employees.

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The numbers are in on Elon Musk, and it’s not good.

Is DOGE doomed? Musk fails to cut US spending for Trump

Official data shows that Elon Musk has scarcely made a dent in spending, in fact Donald Trump’s government expenditure has gone up.

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Aluminium and steel tax will throttle American industry and fragment global markets — and harm the countries closest friends more than their foes.

Donald Trump’s tariffs will rust relations with world

Aluminium and steel tax will throttle American industry and fragment global markets — and harm the countries closest friends more than their foes.

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High costs and red tape are stifling businesses based in Germany.

German business battles costs, red tape as election looms

Many bosses fear that Germany’s upcoming election will fail to reverse the crisis gripping the nation.

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A man walks past the US Treasury in Washington, DC, on February 6, 2025. Opponents to US President Donald Trump say he allowed Elon Musk -- the world's richest man and a major government contractor -- to break the law by accessing US Treasury payment systems that send out trillions of dollars and hold a welter of sensitive personal data. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)

What is Elon Musk getting up to with the US payment system?

Many federal employees are frantically trying to work out what the Department of Government Efficiency has been doing inside the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, a sensitive area of the Treasury?

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