Economy

Wealthy countries will be helping themselves by helping the rest of the world decarbonize

Economy Laura Carvalho - November 9, 2025.

With the United Nations Climate Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, approaching, it is clear that the world’s widely shared commitment to a just energy transition...

Infrastructure: The Engine Behind Every Breakthrough

Technology Elise Quevedo - November 9, 2025.

AI dominates current technology discussions, but behind each announcement and innovation is a critical foundation called infrastructure. As we approach 2026, infrastructure is the backbone of...

Is Elite Autocracy Expected for Fair Wages and a Fair Life?

Economy Emre Alkin - November 8, 2025.

It’s interesting—no matter where I go in the world, everyone seems to look beyond democracy for a solution to overturn the broken system. Just as successful...

Chinese restrictions on rare-earth exports are likely to hurt China most of all

Economy Daniel Gros - November 6, 2025.

In a face-to-face meeting last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump reached a truce in their countries’ long-running trade war. Trump lowered...

Limits of the mind – UNESCO and the first global standard for neurotechnology

Technology Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - November 6, 2025.

This week, UNESCO completed the drafting of the first global document defining the ethical limits for the development and application of neurotechnology. The "Recommendation on the...

What stands in the way of Musk becoming history's first trillionaire?

Companies TA | AP Insight - November 5, 2025.

Elon Musk turned off many potential buyers of his Tesla cars and sent sales plunging with his foray into politics. But the stock has soared...

What is the gold price telling us about the state of the financial market?

Economy Jim O'Neill - November 4, 2025.

I have held remarkably contradictory views about the staggering rise in gold prices this year, especially following the recent sharp reversal.  On one hand, I would...

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