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Germany has a lawyer problem

Dec 11 2025

Its endless bureaucratic rules trap would-be reformers
What a stiff drink says about China’s economy

Dec 11 2025

The baijiu business is the latest to be struck by “involution”
America’s bond market is quiet—almost too quiet

Dec 11 2025

Scott Bessent has a cunning plan
Wall Street is drooling over bank mergers

Dec 11 2025

The world’s most fragmented financial industry faces dramatic change
Asia’s inexpensive AI stocks should worry American investors

Dec 10 2025

Tech mania looks very different in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan
Which economy did best in 2025?

Dec 7 2025

Our annual ranking returns
AI misinformation may have paradoxical consequences

Dec 4 2025

To understand why, consider the side-blotched lizard
Can golden toilets fix China’s economy?

Dec 4 2025

Communist Party officials think so
Bitcoin has plunged. Strategy Inc is an early victim

Dec 4 2025

It holds 3% of the world’s total supply
American sanctions are putting Russia under pressure

Dec 4 2025

In time, though, its tankers will find new routes