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The Economist· 2025-11-17 00:20
For this week’s “Money Talks”, our columnist travelled to Taiwan to find out how the currency has stayed so weak for so long and what that means for the island’s relationship with America https://t.co/gEat0wxV0j ...
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The Economist· 2025-11-17 00:00
Coupling up with a manager may yield benefits, suggests new research. But there are reasons to tread carefully https://t.co/vL3o1qNYSQ ...
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The Economist· 2025-11-16 23:40
The appetite for weight-loss drugs has been insatiable since they hit the market a decade ago. As pharmaceutical firms elbow each other for a slice of the pie, the buffet of options will grow in 2026 https://t.co/9RjiPe583n ...
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The Economist· 2025-11-16 23:20
On “Checks and Balance”, immigration agents policing cities:🎧A view from Chicago, with @dlknowles🎧Looking back at a controversial 1950s migrant round up🎧Fragile morale at ICE, with former director John Sandweg https://t.co/RAUwKmH9tf ...
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The Economist· 2025-11-16 23:00
The astronomical pay deal shows the light years to which firms will go in order to retain talent. It also highlights the potentially cataclysmic risk, as businesses see it, of talent loss https://t.co/HeN6SaiYClIllustration: Brett Ryder https://t.co/hyXZnDhUZk ...
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The Economist· 2025-11-16 22:40
For women with medical needs, testosterone supplements, at sensible doses, can be invaluable. But for everyone else, this is another “hormone du jour” needlessly offered up by influencers, one doctor explains https://t.co/6W0sNffHwz ...
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The Economist· 2025-11-16 22:20
Over a century since its first use in Italy, geothermal power provides less than 1% of global electricity. In the coming year, that figure could surge https://t.co/H1GaAFFAIz ...
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The Economist· 2025-11-16 22:00
There is not much companies or investors can do to hedge against the loss of superstars. Buying cover against Elon Musk getting run over by a robotaxi would have been eye-wateringly expensive before. His new pay deal makes him uninsurable https://t.co/ZYMM3M4rzq ...
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The Economist· 2025-11-16 21:40
Several high-profile people have recently complained of being defamed by a chatbot. Such lawsuits could become a big headache for AI companies, which are already caught in legal tussles over copyright and other grievances https://t.co/Ais6Pb4bwo ...
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The Economist· 2025-11-16 21:20
A reported decrease in foreign-student arrivals at American airports may not be down to unpopularity of the country’s academic institutions—our analysis suggests that they may not be leaving in the first place https://t.co/xOZVddnfZx ...