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    • Thursday, 8 June, 2023
      Demographics and population
      Baby bust: Italy faces a ‘demographic winter’

      Alarmed by the falling birth rate, the government is trying to entice women into having children. But many are sceptical of the approach

    • Wednesday, 7 June, 2023
      The Starmer Project
      Keir Starmer’s ruthless remaking of the Labour party

      The opposition leader has consolidated control by taking over party machinery and sidelining the left as he bids for power

    • Tuesday, 6 June, 2023
      The Starmer Project
      Labour’s surprisingly bold economic agenda

      For all its orthodox rhetoric, the party’s plans for an interventionist industrial policy would represent a striking shift 

    • Monday, 5 June, 2023
      Environment
      The money behind the coming wave of climate litigation

      Those affected by environmental disasters are turning to the courts for redress, stoking debate about who should pay to bring the cases

    • Sunday, 4 June, 2023
      European companies
      Orlen: is Poland’s energy giant a tool of the government?

      The oil and gas company and its chief executive are at the centre of a debate over political influence on the economy

    • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
      US-China relations
      How the US is deepening military alliances in China’s backyard

      The Biden administration is stepping up security initiatives to boost deterrence and better prepare for potential conflict over Taiwan

    • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
      Semiconductors
      The big question of how small chips can get

      For decades, ever-tinier semiconductors have allowed huge leaps in computing progress. Not for much longer, warn experts

    • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
      Private equity
      Has China become too cosy with private equity?

      State-backed investors have poured money into buyout groups, enabling Beijing to deploy hundreds of billions of dollars into western companies and economies even as the political mood has shifted

    • Tuesday, 30 May, 2023
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      Boutique bank famed for its harmonious culture is dealing with a bitter lawsuit and the questions that come with success

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      The clean energy source is generating buzz as an alternative to fossil fuels. The FT calculates that delivering it requires $20tn of investment by 2050

    • Friday, 26 May, 2023
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      A growing number of western politicians are concerned this year’s UN climate summit in the UAE will be too beholden to the oil and gas industry

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
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      The evaporation of TPG’s $450mn investment shows what can happen when Wall Street collides with an uncontrollable creative industry

    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
      Commodities
      The new gold boom: how long can it last?

      Periods of inflation have often boosted the precious metal. This time it is also being bought by central banks worried about geopolitical risk

    • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
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      US Congress: how investment funds became the new insider trading risk

      Lawmakers are subject to strict reporting requirements on stocks, but the rules on funds are lighter thanks to a decades-old exception

    • Monday, 22 May, 2023
      Industrials
      The crackdown on risky chemicals that could derail the chip industry

      Evidence that the materials vital for semiconductor production are toxic for humans and the environment is mounting. But safe alternatives are many years away

    • Sunday, 21 May, 2023
      Artificial intelligence
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      Schools and universities are using ChatGPT in the classroom, but will it devalue the fundamentals of learning?

    • Friday, 19 May, 2023
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      How Japan got its swagger back

      Helped by an escape from decades of deflation, the stock market is at a 33-year high and the economy rebounding. But can this rally last?

    • Thursday, 18 May, 2023
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      Contractors in Kenya review graphic content so users don’t have to. Now, they are suing Meta for a fairer deal

    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
      Medical science
      Quick blood tests to spot cancer: will they help or harm patients?

      Investors are pouring billions into companies claiming they can analyse DNA to find the disease early. But some scientists question if they really work

    • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
      European Central Bank
      The digital euro: a solution seeking a problem?

      Europe’s central bank is pushing ahead with the development of electronic currency even as politicians question its purpose

    • Monday, 15 May, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Trouble in Teesside: a Tory rising star and a divisive property deal

      Ben Houchen insists a plan to redevelop an old steel plant will bring new jobs. The mayor’s critics complain about a deal awarded to private investors

    • Sunday, 14 May, 2023
      Western Africa
      How Ghana’s economy became a cautionary tale for Africa

      The decline of a regional champion rings alarm bells for other countries on the continent that overspent when debt was cheap

    • Friday, 12 May, 2023
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      Ukraine’s counter-offensive: the war reaches a ‘decisive moment’

      A successful operation could shift the momentum of the conflict in Kyiv’s favour. Anything less risks eroding western support

    • Friday, 12 May, 2023
      Semiconductors
      Germany’s new chip factories: a bet on the future or waste of money?

      The Scholz government is spending billions subsidising the country’s semiconductor industry. Some believe it does not make economic sense

    • Wednesday, 10 May, 2023
      Diamonds and gemstones
      The new ‘blood diamonds’: the elaborate plan to halt Russia’s trade

      G7 nations are working on an inspections regime to target the country’s gemstones, but risk destabilising the global industry

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