The Economist

THE ECONOMIST: If you’re lucky enough to have generational wealth, here’s what we’ve learnt from mistakes of the Gilded Age.

How to invest your enormous inheritance

THE ECONOMIST: If you’re lucky enough to have generational wealth, here’s what we’ve learnt from mistakes of the Gilded Age.

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THE ECONOMIST: Elon Musk’s falling-out with Donald Trump will not help the struggling car company. Now its future may hinge on the success of robotaxis.

Can robotaxis put Tesla on the right road for Elon Musk?

Elon Musk’s falling-out with Donald Trump will not help the struggling car company. Now its future may hinge on the success of robotaxis.

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THE ECONOMIST: As the Trump Administration strives to fill America’s ‘half empty factories’, manufacturing industries have moved on, while blue collar work has changed.

The US wants factories, but that work is over

THE ECONOMIST: As the Trump Administration strives to fill America’s ‘half empty factories’, manufacturing industries have moved on, while blue collar work has changed.

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THE ECONOMIST: AI failures, trade wars and regulatory challenges leave the company vulnerable

Apple’s crunch time: AI failure, tariffs, legal fights bite

THE ECONOMIST: AI failures, trade wars and regulatory challenges leave the company vulnerable

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THE ECONOMIST: China is concerned about ramifications of cut-throat competition within its electric vehicle market.

Now China’s ultra-cheap EVs are scaring Beijing

THE ECONOMIST: China is concerned about ramifications of cut-throat competition within its electric vehicle market.

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THE ECONOMIST: By blurring the line between front and back office, AI agents are turning corporate IT players Salesforce and SAP into rivals.

Salesforce and SAP rivals in latest AI-triggered war

THE ECONOMIST: By blurring the line between front and back office, AI agents are turning corporate IT players Salesforce and SAP into rivals.

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THE ECONOMIST: Markets have no fundamental laws, which is why they are so interesting 

Why investors lack a theory of everything

THE ECONOMIST: Markets have no fundamental laws, which is why they are so interesting 

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As the organisation loses control of supplies, is this the beginning of the end?

OPEC under the pump as oil exporters flood market

THE ECONOMIST: As OPEC loses control of the UAE, is this the beginning of the end for the cartel of oil exporting countries?

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The new and old world of finance are colliding on American markets.

Inside America’s financial clash of the titans

The new giants of Wall Street are breaking down old boundaries.

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An Air Canada Boeing flying in the deep blue sky.

Boeing’s Trump bump a welcome relief after years of bad news

Boeing’s reputation for reliability in recent years has been earned by its ability to generate unwelcome news. So the first few months of 2025 have come as something of a relief.

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The crisis surrounding America’s security bonds isn’t just limited to the US.

Why America’s deepening debt is spooking the world

Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ budget bill and chaotic policymaking has put the once-unquestionable haven status of US Treasuries up for debate.

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 09: CEO of JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon visits "Mornings With Maria" with Maria Bartiromo at Fox Business Network Studios on April 09, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images) Noam Galai

Will Jamie Dimon build the first trillion-dollar bank?

The JPMorgan Chase boss is already heading up the biggest bank America has never seen. But he’s looking to go even bigger.

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James Magnussen has missed out on the $US1m payday for breaking the existing 50m freestyle record for the Enhanced Games.

How pro-doping sports contest is rewriting rules and records

New pool feats have shown the Enhanced Games will set new records and attract plenty of controversy.

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While tech barons continue to spruik the benefits of generative AI, many companies are growing frustrated at the current limits of the technology.

Welcome to the AI trough of disillusionment

Tech giants are spending big, but many other companies are growing frustrated with the new technology.

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