Social care reform is a test of UK politics
Efforts to fix England’s broken system must answer the question: who pays?
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Reality bites for South Korea’s memory chip wonder-stocks
Even the most stalwart boom believer must now reckon with nuance
Read at the original source →Nvidia’s chips may be novel, but its ‘circular financing’ isn’t
Chipmaker is basically writing cheques to enable its customers to buy more of its products than they could otherwise…
Read at the original source →Here’s how to make North Sea drilling compatible with net zero
Energy project licences should be conditional on carbon dioxide disposal
Read at the original source →The pathway to prosperity is getting harder for developing countries
The rules-based global market in which rich nations tolerate trade surpluses does not exist any more
Read at the original source →Populism will eat itself
A movement that admires belligerence and confrontation will turn on its own in the end
Read at the original source →The thrill of South Korea’s ‘dopamine apps’
One faux delivery site allows users to select and order food without paying money or receiving anything
Read at the original source →AI isn’t taking jobs, yet
Plus, oil is a problem again
Read at the original source →Mamdani’s pro-business push
The Democratic socialist mayor of New York is targeting support at small companies — the likes of the food truck or…
Read at the original source →Bags or baubles? How AI wealth divides luxury stocks
Richemont looks better placed than LVMH if the technology creates a K-shaped economy
Read at the original source →If you think your profession is dying, it could soon be gone
Younger workers once foresaw the demise of horse-drawn carriages — but anticipating obsolescence can be self-fulfilling
Read at the original source →Do Britons pay a lot of tax?
My theory is that the UK is a cultural piggy-in-the-middle between the main EU economies and the Anglosphere
Read at the original source →How absurdist memes turned into war propaganda
Trump’s and Iran’s social media posts on the conflict have become ‘a substitute for thought’, says one memetic pioneer
Read at the original source →The dilution cycle hiding in tech valuations
Companies have a responsibility to protect every share but stock-based pay is quietly eroding their value
Read at the original source →Can I get back money that I lent to a family member?
We didn’t sign a repayment agreement and now they have told me they won’t pay it back
Read at the original source →Sea and be seen
There’s a fine art to looking the part for a day trip to the beach at the height of an American summer
Read at the original source →Ares’ next big private capital deal looks deceptively close to home
While it’s already common to find private equity and credit under the same roof, any tie-up will prove a test of culture
Read at the original source →The US should stay open to open-weight AI
New and cheaper models could be a boon for the growth of the tech sector
Read at the original source →Wildfires are entering tipping-point territory
Scientists need to update their models to understand how these extreme events start and spread
Read at the original source →We need an OBR for infrastructure
An independent expert body with the right capabilities can reassure investors that projects are worth the cost
Read at the original source →A truly progressive VAT would solve a lot of UK tax problems
Ending exemptions while excluding low-income households would be fairer and bring in far more revenue
Read at the original source →Trump’s waning sway over the world
The habitual trolling that serves him at home is sapping his potency on the global stage
Read at the original source →The bad equilibrium in the energy market
Prices are bounded in a bad equilibrium while demand and supply look set to remain off-balance
Read at the original source →Education is not to blame for England’s Neet crisis
Andy Burnham’s schools overhaul risks throwing babies out with the bathwater, as changes will probably require cuts…
Read at the original source →Tariffs and Treasury yields
Plus, re-equitisation
Read at the original source →DCC board grapples with an M&A ‘laggard’s dilemma’
Its price-to-earnings ratio fell from nearly 25 times in 2016 to around 11 times in early April, before its suitors…
Read at the original source →Don’t underestimate the economic power of a UK vibe shift
The economy still has plenty of challenges but there’s something to be said for facing them with a smile
Read at the original source →Trump’s ability to talk down oil prices is being tested
As Iran conflict drags on, verbal intervention may no longer be enough to suppress prices
Read at the original source →China needs a new growth model
This matters for Beijing’s sake and for the rest of the world economy
Read at the original source →To create wealth, Europe must reap the dividends of radio spectrum
The EU cannot ask its telecoms to compete globally while organising one of its most important sectors nationally
Read at the original source →CXMT’s roaring IPO isn’t the bubble signal it might appear
The Chinese group and its peers could continue to benefit if cheaper computing power results in more demand for AI
Read at the original source →Donald Trump rebuilds his tariff wall
The US president is moving his signature trade policy into a new phase
Read at the original source →Canary Wharf holds lessons for Andy Burnham
Areas that combine employment, housing, culture and leisure will outperform those designed around a single use
Read at the original source →Burnham and the problem of politics by social media
The old tightly regulated party broadcast model is dead — for better and for worse
Read at the original source →US courts diverge on latest front in debt brawls
Legal warfare has broken out over whether payment of a debt obligation requires actual cash changing hands
Read at the original source →Ukraine, Iran and how regional wars go global
Conflicts in Europe and Asia are overlapping and two rival blocs may be forming
Read at the original source →The great tick explosion: a tiny threat tests America’s love of nature
Changes in climate and land use mean unfamiliar ticks turning up in unexpected places, bringing exotic new illnesses
Read at the original source →How tight is the labour market?
The data is equivocal
Read at the original source →Beware holographic markets
Tokenised securities are mirror images of the real thing but pose new risks
Read at the original source →Why economic surveys have lost their relevance
Distorted by partisan passion and rising inequality, they are a reflection of popular frustrations — not overall growth
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