In a world of infinite content, who wins and who loses? Our correspondent explains what the proliferation of AI-generated art means for human artists. What the prevalence...
Financial technology, commonly known as fintech, revolutionizes how financial services are delivered and consumed. At its essence, fintech helps businesses, entrepreneurs, and consumers efficiently manage...
The money to support well-paid American jobs exists—it’s just being hoarded at the top. Economist William Lazonick argues that this is not just unfair; it’s...
Amid rising instability, powerful demographic, technological, and financial forces are steering the global economy toward greater uncertainty. The best-prepared decision-makers will be those who recognize...
The law of supply and demand compares supplier preferences (i.e. supply) with consumer preferences (i.e. demand). All else being equal, supply rises while demand declines...
Economics now recognizes the importance of institutions for growth, as evidenced by the winners of the Nobel Prize in economics for the last two years....
Ahandpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Several tech companies are rumoured to be pursuing blockbuster public deals. This interest is...
Gross domestic product (GDP) is the value of the finished domestic goods and services produced within a nation’s borders. Gross national product (GNP) is the...
For centuries, the firm has organized economic life, translating human labor into value through hierarchy and routine. But as agentic AI begins to perform the...
Many people begin their day by talking to their phones, asking questions or receiving personalised suggestions – often without realising that they are interacting with...