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    • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
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      Business leaders’ myopic reversal on Donald Trump

      The hunt for lower taxes and less regulation ignores major economic risks

      Donald Trump
    • Tuesday, 18 June, 2024
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      Britain’s broken public services

      Neither Tories nor Labour are being upfront about what is needed to fix them

      Building works at a London hospital last year
    • Monday, 17 June, 2024
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      The fantasy economics of France’s far right and left

      Both the far right and leftwing are touting populist and uncosted policies

      Two men paste French political posters on buildings
    • Sunday, 16 June, 2024
      The editorial board
      Elon Musk defies gravity

      Tesla shareholders back his pay deal, but he should not overplay his hand

      Elon Musk speaking during the Tesla 2024 Annual Shareholder Meeting
    • Friday, 14 June, 2024
      The editorial board
      The scarcity value of top-class football

      Players are complaining about the number of fixtures. They have a point

      Hong Kong fans were left disappointed after Lionel Messi sat out a friendly in February
    • Thursday, 13 June, 2024
      The editorial board
      Party manifestos and the British economic reality

      Fixing Britain’s problems will require bold and ambitious leadership

      Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer
    • Wednesday, 12 June, 2024
      The editorial board
      Apple’s belated AI gambit

      The iPhone maker’s promise of a personal assistant could be a turning point for the technology

      Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers remarks at the start of the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference
    • Tuesday, 11 June, 2024
      The editorial board
      Europe’s green backlash

      Rightwing advances in EU parliament elections will lessen climate ambitions

      French Ecologist party members at a campaign meeting
    • Monday, 10 June, 2024
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      Emmanuel Macron’s high-stakes gamble

      Trying to contain the far right through early elections could badly backfire

      Emmanuel Macron speaks in a televised address to the nation during which he called new general elections on June 30
    • Sunday, 9 June, 2024
      The editorial board
      The unsustainable hype around ESG

      Several months of fund outflows mark the decline of ESG as a marketing tool

      A windfarm
    • Friday, 7 June, 2024
      The editorial board
      A new era of personalised cancer treatments

      As incidence rises, breakthroughs in oncology show the value of research funding

      A doctor monitors a CAT scan procedure
    • Thursday, 6 June, 2024
      The editorial board
      The ECB’s precautionary first cut

      Central bankers need to carefully assess the case for easing peak rate restrictions

      Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank
    • Wednesday, 5 June, 2024
      The editorial board
      A cautious revival of the London IPO market

      New listings could shore up the positive mood in the City

      The logo of London Stock Exchange Group in the company’s office atrium in the City of London
    • Tuesday, 4 June, 2024
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      India’s Modi emerges weakened

      The leader’s humbling could put the nation’s rise on firmer foundations

      Supporters of Narendra Modi celebrate in Varanasi
    • Monday, 3 June, 2024
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      Britain’s muddle-along economic model

      Parties’ election campaigns need to outline a realistic growth strategy

      Boat on the river mersey
    • Sunday, 2 June, 2024
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      South Africa on the precipice

      The ANC’s coalition choices will determine the country’s future

      Cyril Ramaphosa reacts after casting his ballot at Hitekani Primary School polling station in Soweto
    • Friday, 31 May, 2024
      The editorial board
      A conviction does not end the threat posed by Donald Trump

      American voters in November will still decide the future of US democracy

      Donald Trump
    • Thursday, 30 May, 2024
      The editorial board
      AI should not be a black box

      Spats at OpenAI highlight the need for companies to become more transparent

      Sam Altmann with the openai logo
    • Wednesday, 29 May, 2024
      The editorial board
      The Taiwan parliament’s excessive power grab

      Political divisions could be exploited by China to undermine ties with the west

      Protests inside the Legislative Yuan
    • Tuesday, 28 May, 2024
      The editorial board
      Democracy is on the ballot in Mexico’s election

      Outcome of presidential poll has real risks for fragile young multi-party system

      Claudia Sheinbaum waves as she holds a campaign rally in Mexico City
    • Monday, 27 May, 2024
      The editorial board
      A prescription to curb corporate failures

      The UK needs more sceptical auditors and a tougher regulator

      Skyscrapers in the financial district of the City of London
    • Sunday, 26 May, 2024
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      The growing isolation of Netanyahu’s Israel

      International courts have increased the pressure over conduct of the war in Gaza

      A displaced Palestinian woman washes clothes at a tent camp
    • Friday, 24 May, 2024
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      The limits of ‘unlimited’ leave

      Advertised as good for workers, the policy often does little to increase time off

      Americans enjoy leisure time at a beach in Newport, Oregan
    • Thursday, 23 May, 2024
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      More effort needed on financial literacy in the UK

      The education system is falling short in teaching this vital life skill

      View of a primary school child’s hands using coloured cubes to study maths in a school
    • Wednesday, 22 May, 2024
      The editorial board
      An end to Britain’s uncertainty and drift

      The election will turn on which party can secure growth and competitiveness

      Rishi Sunak in 10 Downing Street
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