The Arctic The consequences of a rapidly warming Arctic will be felt far afieldThe Economist • Full access to Economist.com and our iOS app • Subscribers-only daily briefing newsletter & app • The full weekly edition, in print, digital and audio
Cigarettes Should America ban flavoured e-cigarettes?The Economist More and more teens are vaping. But regulating the devices works better than banning them outright AMERICA IS IN the grip of a health scare over …
David Cameron David Cameron is Britain’s most disliked politicianThe Economist His memoir, published this week, is unlikely to win people over “FOR THREE years I have kept relatively quiet about politics,” David Cameron tweeted …
United Kingdom Who is winning the race for Westminster?The Economist Although Parliament has so far rejected a general election, the parties are gearing up to fight one soon. Our poll tracker, which averages over a …
WeWork Why WeWork doesn’t work yetThe Economist WITH ITS stylish shared workspaces and chic occupants, lubricated by fruit-infused water and nitro coffee on tap, WeWork, a firm that rents out …
Oil The drone strikes in Saudi Arabia spook oil marketsThe Economist Daily chartThe drone strikes in Saudi Arabia spook oil markets But prices are still below their peak for the year OIL PRICES leapt when markets opened …
Language In Britain, command of a foreign language is still à la modeThe Economist Daily chartIn Britain, command of a foreign language is still à la mode But a decline in languages in schools and limits on migration stifle …
Austria Austria’s 100-year bond has delivered stunning returnsThe Economist Its price will crash if interest rates rise. But most buyers won’t live long enough to regret it NO ASSET SHOULD be sleepier than the sovereign bonds …
trump news update On the war in Afghanistan, Donald Trump seems out of step with his votersThe Economist Daily chartOn the war in Afghanistan, Donald Trump seems out of step with his voters PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP is prone to changing his mind. On the …
Apple A top-of-the-range iPhone costs twice as much as it did a decade agoThe Economist Daily chartA top-of-the-range iPhone costs twice as much as it did a decade ago But with sales stagnating, Apple is relying less on pricey devices and …
News (U.S.) Trade uncertainty is at its highest point on recordThe Economist Daily chartTrade uncertainty is at its highest point on record The unpredictable outlook appears to be dragging down global growth UNCERTAINTY IS a …
News (U.S.) Donald Trump’s dim decision to scrap Obama-era lightbulb rulesThe Economist Daily chartDonald Trump’s dim decision to scrap Obama-era lightbulb rules New efficiency standards would save consumers money and reduce carbon …
Brazil Nearly a third of Latin Americans want to emigrateThe Economist Continent of discontentNearly a third of Latin Americans want to emigrate Crime, weak economies and corruption are pushing them to move abroad
News (U.S.) Americans are souring on the economyThe Economist The share who think it is “getting worse” is at a high for Donald Trump’s presidency DONALD TRUMP has presided over a strong economy. Since his …
Energy The world is investing less in clean energyThe Economist China, which once accounted for almost half of all investment in renewables, has seen the biggest drop TWENTY YEARS ago China had virtually no solar …
News (U.S.) Vienna remains the world’s most liveable cityThe Economist Quality of life is up overall, though pollution and political unrest have reduced living standards in some metropolises VIENNA PRIDES itself on its …
Rio De Janeiro Police killings in the state of Rio de Janeiro are at a 20-year highThe Economist Daily chartPolice killings in the state of Rio de Janeiro are at a 20-year high Under a bill backed by Brazil’s president, they could become even more …
Global Warming How global warming makes hurricanes more severeThe Economist Dorian is the second-strongest Atlantic storm on record. That seems to be part of a worrying trend
Democrats Socially liberal companies really do contribute more to DemocratsThe Economist Money where their mouths areSocially liberal companies really do contribute more to Democrats CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY and social-justice warriors are …
Fertility South Korea’s fertility rate falls to a record lowThe Economist Daily chartSouth Korea’s fertility rate falls to a record low The country’s birth rate is now less than one child per woman FOR MUCH of its history, …
Recession Fears of a German recession are risingThe Economist A downturn in Europe’s biggest economy could spread across the region FOR DECADES Germany has been Europe’s economic engine. Now it is sputtering. …
Business Why firms should treat their employees wellThe Economist New research finds a link between worker and customer satisfaction A HAPPY customer is a repeat customer, or so the saying goes. But how to keep …
Greenspace Tweets show how a stroll in the park can bring happinessThe Economist Daily chartTweets show how a stroll in the park can bring happiness New research suggests that visiting green spaces improves the mood of stressed …
University of Hong Kong Almost nobody in Hong Kong under 30 identifies as “Chinese”The Economist Daily chartAlmost nobody in Hong Kong under 30 identifies as “Chinese” The territory’s residents increasingly see themselves as distinct from …
Wine Burgundy wine investors have beaten the stockmarketThe Economist Scarcity and complexity have made Pinot Noir a new status symbol WINE COLLECTORS like to proclaim that “all roads lead to Burgundy.” They often wince …
News (U.S.) Which countries dominate the world’s dinner tables?The Economist America has a culinary deficit, whereas Italy boasts a vast surplus “THE DESTINY of nations,” wrote Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, an 18th-century …
Recession America has half a million fewer jobs than previously thoughtThe Economist Daily chartAmerica has half a million fewer jobs than previously thought As central bankers meet in Jackson Hole, the Fed ponders its next move IT IS …
Polio Africa is on track to be declared polio-freeThe Economist It has been three years since the continent’s last reported case of the virus THERE IS NO cure for polio. The virus, which is spread from person to …
Cigarettes Fears that too many British teenagers are using e-cigarettes may be overblownThe Economist Daily chartFears that too many British teenagers are using e-cigarettes may be overblown Just 6% of English pupils say they are vapers, unchanged from …
