Finance & Economics

American veterans now receive absurdly generous benefits

An enormous rise in disability payments may complicate debt-reduction efforts

Why Black Friday sales grow more annoying every year

Nobody is to blame. Everyone suffers

The great-man theory of Wall Street

Why finance is still dominated by bold individuals

Hong Kong’s property slump may be terminal

Demographics and geopolitics will make a recovery harder

How China will strike back at Trump

Xi Jinping has set out his tariff red lines. What if America crosses them?

Russia’s plunging currency spells trouble for its war e...

Supplies from China are about to become more expensive

MAGA types have a point on debanking

A booming compliance industry is causing problems

Cronyism is a problem. But not always an economic one

Research on the topic is surprisingly nuanced

France is not alone in its fiscal woes

Deficits look worryingly wide across Europe

Xi Jinping’s campaign against gambling is a failure

Chinese citizens go to great lengths to bet

How sports gambling became ubiquitous

Europe is at the centre of the industry’s growth

The hidden cost of Chinese loans

Governments that borrow from China must pay more to borrow from others

How much oil can Trump pump?

The president-elect wants to be the ultimate energy baron

Which economy did best in 2024?

We rank countries on five measures

Are adults forgetting how to read?

A survey by the OECD suggests so

Bitcoin is up by 138% this year. It is a nonsense-free ...

The link between digital assets and mainstream finance is strengthening

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