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The Economist· 2025-07-30 15:00
DORK stocks—which include Krispy Kreme (ticker: DNUT), Opendoor, Rocket Companies and Kohl’s—have market valuations ranging between $700m and $32bn. A new meme-stock frenzy has begun https://t.co/IUrAwwnsdQPhoto: Alamy https://t.co/QI3b2rfp9D ...
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The Economist· 2025-07-30 14:40
“New spots have opened all over, particularly where a lot of Hong Kongers have resettled.” Emma Irving tells “The Intelligence” why “tea restaurants” are booming. Listen to the daily podcast now https://t.co/tnYWFw9UhY https://t.co/gDrSrEAbQh ...
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The Economist· 2025-07-30 14:20
The Economist is recruiting journalists to write about politics and public policy at our office in Washington, DC. Find out more and apply here https://t.co/Wc0D0cL9w8 ...
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The Economist· 2025-07-30 14:01
Should the rich be able to hoard restaurant reservations using insider tricks? One tech bro thought not—so he built a website that lets anyone with cash grab a table at the world’s hottest spots. Now, the industry wants it gone https://t.co/6EMjWoC8G0 ...
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The Economist· 2025-07-30 13:40
She was cool; she was clever; she was chic. Dame Cleo Laine, a virtuosic singer, glided across British TV screens in the 1960s and 1970s, a symbol of the free-spirited mood of the age https://t.co/U4Y9ovPLOT ...
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The Economist· 2025-07-30 13:20
Geopolitical Landscape - Some in Washington consider certain Somali federal states as potentially more reliable partners than the central government [1] - Western support for Somalia is decreasing, potentially leading to further weakening of the fragile state [1]
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The Economist· 2025-07-30 13:00
To its admirers in South Africa, China represents an alternative to a West that is turning inwards, cutting aid and tightening border controls. We explain why it does not offer a magic solution, however https://t.co/Rb6qce5eBGIllustration: Chloe Cushman https://t.co/Zi6CzgByH7 ...
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The Economist· 2025-07-30 12:40
It is up to Bangladesh’s government to cut crashes. Previous attempts to ban e-rickshaws have caused uproar. Will the latest regulatory efforts sputter? https://t.co/pBMtJMnBea ...
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The Economist· 2025-07-30 12:20
Spain’s prime minister has not managed to get a budget through parliament since 2023, and last year he simply ignored the constitutional requirement to present one https://t.co/JZBsUz8BqD ...
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The Economist· 2025-07-30 12:01
“The worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip”, according to a group of UN agencies. The Economist has used satellite imagery and videos from inside Gaza to analyse how people have been killed trying to collect basic food supplies https://t.co/UQMxUz2tlf ...