Tag: Finance
When will remote workers see their pay cut?
Employers are ordering workers back to the office. In recent weeks Dell, a hardware-maker, and JPMorgan Chase, a bank, have issued such decrees....
Tariff uncertainty can be as ruinous as tariffs themselves
Whatever its geopolitical merits, the “madman theory” transfers badly to economics
Don’t propose with a diamond
Valentine’s day is fast approaching. Inside sock drawers around the world, men (and a few women) will be hiding rings intended to convey...
How to invest like a MAGA bigwig
When the 24 cabinet secretaries and top-level officials in Donald Trump’s new government assemble, they will form one of the wealthiest administrations in...
Xi Jinping shows how he will return American fire
Bullies are often told to pick on someone their own size. Donald Trump has just followed that advice. After America’s president threatened to...
Why your portfolio is less diversified than you might think
What is the best piece of investment advice you could fit into a single, short sentence? “Buy stocks” wins points for brevity and...
Can Germany’s economy stage an unexpected recovery?
Michel the German, a national personification such as America’s Uncle Sam or Britain’s John Bull, is a sleepy fellow with a nightcap. He...
Georgia Meloni has grand banking ambitions
There are various ways to look at the unexpected €13.3bn ($13.9bn) bid that Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) made for Mediobanca on...
Tech tycoons have got the economics of AI wrong
Following DeepSeek’s breakthrough, the Jevons paradox provides less comfort than they imagine
Donald Trump’s economic warfare has a new front
“ESPECIALLY INSANE.” “Drastic.” “Noisy and provocative.” These are just a few of the words used by tax experts—normally an even-keeled bunch—to describe Donald...
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