“The mortgage market and the structure of it is really crucial here.” Mike Bird tells “The Intelligence” that the perennial buy-or-rent question now has a clear answer bit.ly/4qWrqGL
Jat Gill
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It has been a horrific week. And the fires are still burning. Before my brain stopped working I tried to write a story about how catastrophe befell Los Angeles, and where we Angelenos go from here. Reported from what is left of Altadena www.economist.com/united-state...
How will calamity change Los Angeles?
Short-sighted policies amplified the destruction. Will LA–and California–learn from their mistakes?
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Whatever happens next to its messy politics, this weekend has been an undoubted success for France, and for Macron 🇫🇷
A lightning turn in Syria but questions about what comes next. www.economist.com/middle-east-...
The fall of Syria’s dictator
After the rebels’ astonishingly swift advance, Bashar al-Assad has fled
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This week I wrote about how social media and Youtube are changing how people cook and relate to food: www.economist.com/culture/2024...
What do feta, cucumbers and cottage cheese have in common?
Social media and the internet are changing how people cook and relate to food
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Macron rules out resigning and says he will preside until 2027, ‘right until the end’. He will name a new prime minister to replace Barnier ‘in the coming days’. A special law to roll over the 2024 budget into 2025 will keep the state functioning until a new budget is prepared
On today’s “The Intelligence” podcast we analyse France’s political crisis with the help of @sophiepedder.bsky.social Take a listen here www.economist.com/podcasts/202...
Macron and the search for an improbable stable government
Also on the daily podcast: companies’ gen-AI hesitancy and Britain’s craft-gin renaissance dries out a bit
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No budget, no government. It is hard to see how France’s deep political crisis can be resolved econ.st/4f1M3Lp
Which company should you work for if you want to get ahead? To find out The Economist has created a new index with the Burning Glass Institute, a think-tank. Explore how 151 of Britain's biggest and most well-known firms are rated, here: www.economist.com/opportunity-...
The best British companies to work for to get ahead
A new ranking of firms by pay, promotions and hiring practices
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I went on @economist.com's podcast, The Intelligence, to talk about the quiet re-emergence of iodine deficiency. Luckily, we know how to solve it! A few highlights: 🧵
Legally bombed: Trump cases dropped | The Intelligence from The Economist
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And another, @olliecarroll.bsky.social, in an outstanding piece on the heavily sagging morale on Ukraine's southern lines. When I work the weekend shift alone and read across all our coverage I am amazed at my Economist colleagues. Just huge respect. www.economist.com/europe/2024/...
Ukraine’s warriors brace for a Kremlin surge in the south
Vladimir Putin’s war machine is pushing harder and crushing Ukrainian morale
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We have a shiny new home for video at The Economist 📽️ You can watch my latest investigation into Russian sabotage inside NATO, alongside our videos on geopolitics, business & economics, US politics and - of course - @lanegreene.bsky.social on languages www.economist.com/video
Video | The Economist
Engaging analysis on news, economics, politics, science and culture from our journalists. Watch our latest short videos, in-depth interviews and live events on demand.
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With all eyes on Trump’s unfolding cabinet, don’t sleep on SCOTUS. On this morning’s “The Intelligence” I talk about what to expect at the Supreme Court in Trump’s second term @economist.com podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Assisted dying: why Britain should back a change
Podcast Episode · The Intelligence from The Economist · 11/22/2024 · 26m
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Despite indulging his wildest instincts when it came to almost every other department, Donald Trump has stuck to the straight and narrow with his pick for treasury secretary, preferring a serious Wall Street pedigree econ.st/4eP9Z4C
What to expect from Bessent at Treasury? - More of an old-school Republican - V. critical of federal debt - Sees tariffs as a negotiating position, rather than a goal - Very critical of Biden industrial policy (described the IRA as a "doomsday machine") www.economist.com/finance-and-...
What does America’s next treasury secretary believe?
We take a look at the leading contenders for the job
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If you haven’t heard this yet, I highly recommend it. It’s a gripping and unsettling story.
Sarah Lawrynuik@sarahlawrynuik.bsky.social · 2y agoWhen Russia invaded Ukraine, for the first time ever a nuclear power plant was occupied in the midst of war... then, it happened again. There was no plan then... but is there one now? Listen to the Weekend Intelligence to hear more 🎧 shows.acast.com/theintellige...
On today’s edition of The Intelligence, US-Iran relations and sneaker wars. Check it out www.economist.com/podcasts/202...
Can Donald Trump curb Iran’s nuclear programme?
Also on the daily podcast: China pushes women to breed and sneaker wars
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Hello Bluesky friends. I’ll be posting mostly work-related stuff here. To start, I always look forward to each release of The Economist’s “The World Ahead”. The 2025 edition is out today featuring Trump’s win, clean tech and AI among its topics. Take a look here www.economist.com/topics/the-w...
The World Ahead 2025 from The Economist
Future-gazing analysis, predictions and speculation for the coming year. Explore our guide to 2025
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