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The expiry of patents in China, India and elsewhere will boost uptake dramatically

Zohran Mamdani v Donald Trump. What could go wrong?

Chancellor hopes to get the agreement over the line before her Budget

Improved standards of living are the foundation of modern democracy

China’s rulers want to show it is in their people’s interests to keep America focused on Europe, according to the EU’s foreign-policy chief

Our weekly podcast on China. This week, meet the author exposing life inside China’s gig economy

Social media and “KPop Demon Hunters” have taken the convenience food global

US president expected to name successor to Jay Powell by Christmas

Export of goods are languishing at 17% below pre-Covid levels

Those who are bearish on US democracy should not extend their pessimism to the economy

Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter

Also on the daily podcast: China’s 200m “flexible workers” and the shifting meaning of the word antisemitism

A style guru muses on the links between tackiness and tyranny

Cuts to staff are part of tech group’s plans to rein in costs and increase spending on AI

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

US central bank to begin debate on halting three-year phase of shrinking its balance sheet

Kinley Salmon, our Latin America correspondent, looks at Argentina’s midterm elections

A looming supply glut is weighing on giants from Exxon to Shell

How a decade-old law created a public-policy disaster

What the biggest military crackdown in decades says about his strength

From finance and medicine to used cars, artificial intelligence is radically improving market efficiency

The world’s largest aircraft-carrier is making for the Venezuelan coast. Its military aims are unclear

Reeves said she wanted to ensure the UK had sufficient headroom to provide resilience against future shocks.

Some rights, some wrongs, no conspiracies

Ever more elaborate designs are at people’s fingertips

Our readers respond

The foundation head says it’s not too late to fight back—just as free-thinkers did against McCarthyism

Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

Also on the daily podcast: Germany’s underwhelming “autumn of reforms” and video games are getting harder

A thumping win for his party in the midterms means his radical economic project gains new strength

Dive-bombing drone attacks aim to shatter its energy system as winter approaches

What 14,000 communications over 13 years tell you about China’s evolving leader

Xi Jinping is desperate for Trump-proof access to food, fuels and metals

How cigarette manufacturers profit from quitters

People in the chancellor's constituency share their views as Rachel Reeves prepares for the Budget.

The bosses of the UK's largest supermarkets warn the chancellor against imposing higher taxes on the industry.

Charlotte Howard, our Executive editor and New York bureau chief, considers how the president’s policies are impacting his base

A chill political wind is rattling America’s ivory towers. What does it mean for research?

Trump is under fire from ranchers, who say his ideas to lower prices address "symptoms not the problems".

Appraising the president’s architectural plans

Chancellors rarely reveal tax plans before the Budget, but Reeves has softened her language on raising income tax.

A 5km Saturday jog has captured runners and non-runners around the world

Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week, a redistricting frenzy and whether the Supreme Court will gut the Voting Rights Act.

Ahead of vital elections Javier Milei’s sister is adding to his political woes

An exclusive look at how we designed our cover

Veggies, nuts, soya and seeds are all a good idea

But our analysis of polling data shows an uneven recovery in how people feel

The price increases remained milder than feared, keeping the US central bank on track to cut interest rates next week.

The old elite are fretting as a new cast of characters soars to the top

Many of our choices are sure to make you chuckle

Making an impression on the streets is an art

Also on the daily podcast: screen-addicted seniors and Strauss’s wonderful waltzes

Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter

Afua Kyei, 43, is in charge of the financial governance of the Bank's £1 trillion balance sheet.

Donald Trump raises the pressure—but he may have to go further

Could an AI bubble or so-called ‘shadow banking’ threaten the global economy?

This week, Ms Gopinath speaks candidly about dealing with crisis after crisis

But will tourists like it?

The last surviving member of the Hillary expedition died on October 16th, aged 92 or 93

After 30 years and six novels, Lyra Belacqua reaches her final destination in “The Rose Field”

Expelling Asians from Uganda was popular. How did it work out?

Looking under the bonnet of the non-AI economy

When it comes to bosses, one size does not fit all

There are ways of monetising their viewers

Will the labs devour the apps that run on their models?

But the investor-friendly overhaul the government wants will take time

The digital habits that defined youth are transforming old age

Forget huge tombs—why not scatter your loved one’s ashes at sea?

It wants to become a trading hub for the precious metal

It provides Brazil’s world-beating farmers with water, and keeps carbon locked up for the rest of us

That alone will not halt the rise of online fraud

America’s president pushes for a peace conference in Malaysia

It is starting to hedge against the risk that America abandons it

It is a battle to be the least disliked

Rulers in Tanzania and Ivory Coast may be overestimating their countries’ stability

Gustavo Petro claims to be assailed by a right-wing conspiracy

After Gaza it needs to protect itself from attacks and rev up an overbuilt economy

And Congress needs to block the metaphor before it kills again

Conservationists want to make the world pay to look after its rainforests and wildlife

Abigail Spanberger’s campaign has been strikingly substantive

Democrats’ hopes to regain power in Congress may turn on a vote in California on November 4th

Safety and innovation need to be balanced

The justices are weighing whether to gut the Voting Rights Act

Its friends are already inside, honest

Friedrich Merz’s government is drifting as the economy stagnates

Relations with Germany take a turn for the worse

Most are too expensive, and irrelevant to the kind of war Russia is waging 

Inflation, China and an exodus of Syrian workers are among its problems

MPs want to question the disgraced prince. The prime minister seems unenthused

And something’s got to give

Londoners are partly to blame

Also this week, Muhammad Ali, culture wars and cyclists, John Singer Sargent, George Orwell and pubs

Last year it lost more rainforest than any other country. Yet there is hope

A new generation of pensioners are glued to their smartphones

Elections in Bihar illuminate much of what holds India back

Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter

So long as its leaders are not lying

It promises a level playing field. So have past technologies

Also on the daily podcast: Ghana evades jihadists and luxury water

It may not end well

Why temporary workers bring great benefits

It has rebuffed America and rewritten the norms of global commerce

It has spent years pinpointing America’s weaknesses and mitigating its own

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

Refreshingly, they are disappointed

Despite the best efforts of Donald Trump and Scott Bessent

Young and old like to dance to Johann Strauss II’s tunes

The birds were almost wiped out during China’s Great Leap Forward

Some weather forecasts can now be done on a laptop

It is oddly tolerable for Democrats and Republicans, at least for now

Heaping burdens on business works. Until business begins to buck

Guest-worker schemes are booming. They offer vast benefits to both host countries and the workers themselves

Our podcast on science and technology. We speak to the polar palaeontologist poised to lead America’s National Academy of Sciences

The trauma of the war may affect next year’s election in surprising ways

The cost of living is always important but this month's data has a particular extra impact for millions of people.

The SNP Westminster leader is also urging the UK government to renegotiate its trade deal with the EU.

However, the cost of items such as red meat and chocolate has continued to rise.

They are pushing tools to the edge, scaling up and relying on fuzzy maths

An opportunity to join the staff of The Economist

Also on the daily podcast: China’s disappearing business executives and the Louvre-heist jewels

UK Inflation has fallen from record highs but remains above the Bank of England's 2% target.

Three and a half million low-paid workers across the UK benefit from minimum wage rates.

Prices rise slower than expected in the year to September while the chancellor hints at help in the Budget.

Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

The interest rate set by the Bank of England affects mortgage, loan and savings rates for millions.

Landlords are using “amenity buildings” to appeal to remote workers

Europe readies itself to survive in a world of hostile strongmen

Private military companies come in many different stripes

He could still survive a currency run and knife-edge election

Matthew Holehouse, our British politics correspondent, applauds a change to university-tuition fees

Museum thefts are surprisingly common

Our weekly podcast on China. This week: why China is trying to mend fences with its most troublesome neighbour, and what might happen if it fails

The Bank of England governor says the collapse of two US firms could be a sign of wider problems in the financial sector.

Maybe they are becoming tradwives. Or maybe there is a more straightforward explanation

The chancellor acknowledged that for many people the economy was "not working as it should" and said the reforms would boost growth.

The ancient Japanese sport finds some unlikely fans

Hawkish on security policy, dovish on fiscal policy and traditionalist on social policy, she will move her country to the right

America is getting authoritarianism without the good stuff

Also on the daily podcast: Zero-migration America and German coffee evolves

Higher interest payments offset increased revenue from tax and national insurance, the UK statistics body says.

Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter

The state borrows to fund day-to-day spending as well as long-term infrastructure projects.

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

It’s too soon to declare the death of drinking

The first French ex-head of state to be jailed since Marshal Pétain

J.D. Vance and Jared Kushner arrive to do some Bibisitting

Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, looks at an espionage fiasco in Britain

The king confronts a poor performer inherited from his predecessor

Can anything bring it down?

The sides lack seasoned interlocutors and it shows

Also on the daily podcast: a cycling revolution and left-handed athletes

Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

The task is to shed the all-or-nothing logic of the past and build momentum step by step, writes Majed al-Ansari

Casualties litter the Donbas amid a bloody Kremlin push

Both banks and private-markets giants are on cockroach-watch

Simon Cox, our China economics editor, discusses the impacts of China’s rare-earth controls

A literary genre that changed the world is struggling

Anton La Guardia, our diplomatic editor, hands in his badge

The price of perfection

Hundreds of thousands of Vladimir Putin’s troops are losing their lives for barely any land

It seems so. And it might work for other kinds of depression, too

An exclusive look at how we designed our cover

Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week, President Trump has pushed through a historic deal for Israel and Gaza, but can he bring about a lasting peace?

Progress shows that integration isn’t just about membership, argues Amer Kapetanovic

Han Hak-ja, the “True Mother” of the controversial Unification Church, faces bribery charges in South Korea

Our picks examine diplomats, professors—and monsters

Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter

Also on the daily podcast: Britain’s spy-case fiasco and remembering lord of lox Saul Zabar 

In Guillermo del Toro’s film, everything—including the monster—looks gorgeous

Donald Trump’s estranged former adviser is accused of releasing classified material

A list of nearly 500 employers fined more than £10m for failing to pay the minimum wage is released.

The chancellor is planning moves to help households with the cost of living in the Budget.

Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, our interviews with Joel Mokyr and Philippe Aghion

Americans’ travel documents aren’t as muscular as they used to be

New York’s most famous lox-smith died on October 7th, aged 97

Lyse Doucet chronicles Afghanistan’s history as it was seen from the InterContinental

Evidence of him is everywhere—or so says Peter Thiel

Our analysis shows how games have changed in the past 40 years

Two memoirs hint at a Supreme Court under siege

Against all odds, the deluge might be good for creators

Of roach motels and countdown clocks

The event organiser heads into ed tech

A fast rising digital-ad firm attracts both enthusiasts and sceptics

The most aggressive move yet in Europe’s effort to save its semiconductor industry

It is desperate to squish online worship

Crooks impersonating party officials promise safety for cash

Politicians are at loggerheads over how to remember the past

Responsive regulation—and lots of experiments

The break-up of the long-time ruling coalition dents her ambitions

It has signed the first new military alliance in Asia since the cold war

The question is, how much will the country change?

They deserved the Nobel peace prize, even though they didn’t win

Tycoons, gunmen and politicians are eyeing the enclave

A mix of luck, competence and indifference has deterred Sahelian militants

It can remind all Americans what ought to unite them, and make them proud

A second federal office is overdue a Trumpian rebrand

While other states race to enact partisan gerrymanders

Blast walls, drone fences and special combat units are on the way

More batteries are needed

Economically, things don’t look quite so rosy

New decentralised networks are even harder to disrupt than the hierarchical gangs they have replaced

Also this week, extremism on social media, splitting investments, lift operators, Kevin Keegan, opera singers

Forget Greenland; worry about Alaska

Lessons from a $10bn panic on the prairie

They are more inventive and adaptable than ever

But there’s a catch

Its weakest flank isn’t Greenland, but around Alaska

Is it time to think about a new republic?

Pakistan blames terrorists in Afghanistan for surging violence in the country

Can a raft of changes help?

Governments are living far beyond their means. Sadly, inflation is the most likely escape

Chinese criminals are recruiting Malawian orphans into the ivory trade

Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter

Also on the daily podcast: Late trains in Germany and the World Conker Championships

The 0.1% growth follows a slight contraction in the economy during July, official figures show.

A model that has lifted millions out of poverty is threatened by rising defaults

A postcard from one of America’s youngest towns

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

By speaking openly about authorising a “covert” CIA operation against the regime, Donald Trump is fanning the flames

But might Dan Gilbert’s project finally run out of steam?

Their latest earnings do not represent unalloyed good news

A balance of economic terror is no basis for stability

As America and China clash over trade, cracks emerge in each side’s position

A thought experiment on the nearest thing to a safe asset

It’s not what you think

A new study looks at ancient exposure to the metal

Why less ice might mean more fire

The island’s unique plants are being preserved in the world’s biggest seed bank

A by-election in Wales reveals Labour’s vulnerability

Men with guns now run the country

Our podcast on science and technology. The spread of the highly potent drugs demands a fresh approach to drug policy

Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter

The world has become dangerously dependent on American stocks, writes the former IMF chief economist

Our Money Talks podcast team is recruiting an experienced producer to help launch a video spin-off

Andrew Ross Sorkin, the author of “Too Big to Fail”, has turned his attention to another financial crisis

Also on the daily podcast: Petrol rationing in Russia and JD Wetherspoon, no small beer

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

Marketing and human-resources departments are key

The YIMBY movement wins a big victory

A spying fiasco and a new London embassy feed accusations that Sir Keir is a red softy

Mitra Taj, our Latin America contributor, weighs up where the country goes from here

Our weekly podcast on China. This week, the women using jokes to raise serious issues

Its investigation of Qualcomm may be the latest example

Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter

Also on the daily podcast: counting deaths in Africa and is dark chocolate healthy?

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

Clashes between Hamas and armed gangs threaten his peace plan

Bringing tactics from the war on terror to America’s backyard

Foreign concerns about a deluge of Chinese goods fall on deaf ears in Beijing

The Nobel committee is belatedly recognising economic history

The effect is still hard to spot in official data. But a study of 300,000 companies suggests where hiring is weakening

Donald Trump has unleashed an M&A bonanza

But a once-ubiquitous autumnal playground pastime is dying out

The actress, who died on October 11th, was also known for her sense of style

To succeed, the process will require new leadership and sustained external pressure, writes the peace-deal veteran

Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, examines whether peace can last

Governments are going bust. Inflation risk looms over long-term debt

Reforms to limit debt accumulation seemed to have worked—in the countries lucky enough to have enacted them

Since 1913, even default has been more common

Immigration only defers the problem. Higher productivity means higher interest rates

The consequences will be profound, argues Henry Curr

Ageing workers are doing better than expected. But they still demand handouts

Interest rates and growth define the threshold for danger

Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter

Also on the daily podcast: luxury travel is thriving and remembering film star Claudia Cardinale

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

Xi Jinping’s bet that dramatic escalation is the way to win a trade war

Forget fine wine, great art and glitzy mansions. There are finer things in life

As he arrives in the region Hamas gunmen try to retake control

John Prideaux, our US editor, reflects on the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel

Donald Trump threatens an extra 100% levy as rare-earth minerals prompt a fresh spat

What the return of the show trial means for Russia

What the return of the show trial means for Russia

Climate, culture and eccentricity make British growers the best in the world

Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week, will Congress extend healthcare subsidies to reopen the government?

The thinking behind our design about the breakthrough in the Middle East

A national bus-fare cap exposes the government’s fondness of central control

Aficionados swear by them. But the scientific jury is out

The prize is a boost for the country’s democratic opposition

Our six recommendations blur fact and fiction

Readers of The War Room have their say 

Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter

Also on the daily podcast: the politics of Finnish icebreakers and the NBA returns to China

Federal prosecutors have indicted New York’s attorney-general

Without immigrants America’s medal haul would be much smaller

The Hungarian writer is known for his post-modern dystopian fiction. But his work is not all doom and gloom

Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, why more and more people talk about a bubble

The naturalist and activist died on October 1st, aged 91

They are filthier than an old cowboy boot—and hugely popular

Its meaning has changed markedly over the past 150 years

To gauge the centrality of the AI superstar, we conduct a thought experiment

How office rows escalate

Nestlé and Danone are doubling down on premium brands

Blame sharper and more ruthless criminals, and digital currencies

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

America’s loss could be China’s gain in the war for tech talent

A new study points out the pitfalls of economic planning

Wonks are falling over themselves to offer suggestions for spurring growth

The heavy metal aficionado is a fan of Margaret Thatcher

Donald Trump’s trade war has cemented Brazil’s place as the soyabean superpower

Three years after the end of Ethiopia’s civil war, abuses in the region continue

It is about to restart a controversial gas project

It has become a model for the rest of the country

Is using the hiatus to shrink the federal workforce an empty threat?

Why bashing the EU is likely to become ever more popular

A populist oligarch returns to power

“Worse than the worst horror film” says the former mayor of Kherson

Chaos and confusion after Lecornu quits

Britain risks being an unwitting victim of EU-US trade wars

A wise move for a party in a dire position

What the political betting market says

Also this week, nuclear waste, Finland, free speech, humour, ChatGPT, debt

Banning the payment of ransoms would be a start