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Why fewer Americans are giving than before

Dec 23 2025

The decline of philanthropy is not just about Donald Trump 
The five biggest market developments of 2025

Dec 21 2025

Looking back on a rollercoaster year for investors
How to interpret the pain at the edge of America’s labour market

Dec 21 2025

In the past it has foretold wider weakness. This time may be different
Watch who you’re calling childless

Dec 18 2025

Women in America are having as many babies over their lifetimes as they did two decades ago
Meet the American investors rushing into Congo

Dec 18 2025

They are taking on war, corruption and China
This Christmas, raise a glass to concentrated market returns

Dec 17 2025

A surprisingly large share of companies lag far behind their former greatness
Where America’s most prominent short-sellers are placing their bets

Dec 16 2025

We interview three financial sleuths
Crypto’s real threat to banks

Dec 15 2025

The industry is supplanting Wall Street’s privileged position on the American right
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”