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A shot in the arm for China’s economy
Our weekly podcast on China. This week, what will China’s massive new infrastructure push mean for the country and the global economy?
Kim Jong Un’s curious visit to China
North Korea’s dictator rebuilds ties with an old friend
Middle East Dispatch newsletter: Election day in Israel
Anshel Pfeffer, our Israel correspondent, on the mood across the country as people vote
The War Room newsletter: The hot politics of missile-warning systems
Alex Turner, our defence editor, analyses whether America intentionally withheld intelligence from Ukraine
Once the heroes, ambitious outsiders have become TV villains
Call it the era of the talentless Mr Ripleys
American bosses are desperately trying to de-MAGAfy
Ahead of the midterms, corporations want to win back favour with the Democrats
Wanted: a researcher/news assistant in Tokyo
Work with the East Asia bureau of The Economist
Act of Claude: Anthropic’s IPO bid
Also on the daily podcast: our midterm-battlegrounds series continues in Alaska and redefining the second
Saudi Arabia and the UAE are fuelling carnage
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
Chinese markets lose trillions as race for AI supremacy with US takes its toll
Lack of profits and the threat posed by western countries are raising concern about the sustainability of Beijing’s AI boomTrillions of dollars have been wiped from China’s stock markets in...
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The Premier League’s greatest strength is also a weakness
Don’t expect supersize profits from Anthropic soon
Lurking in its IPO prospectus are warnings of challenges ahead