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Editor's Picks from The Economist The Economist
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A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Published weekdays from Monday to Thursday.
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Editor’s Picks: The old financial order is disintegrating
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Today, why the order that has governed the global economy since the second world war is close to collapse.
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Editor’s Picks: The resurgence of global jihadism
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Today, extremists are on the march again—and they are using the war in Gaza to radicalise a new generation.
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Editor’s Picks: Why Americans work harder than Europeans
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Today, we examine why American workers put in more hours than their European counterparts.
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Editor’s Picks: Why biotech startups are enjoying a revival
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Today, we ask whether smaller drugmakers could upstage big pharma.
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Editor’s Picks: The new economics of immigration
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Today, as immigration surges in the rich world, we consider the economic implications of a new wave of arrivals—many of whom are low-skilled.
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Editor’s Picks: The end of non-compete clauses?
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Non-compete clauses have long been a staple of American job contracts. A new rule issued by the Federal Trade Commission may change that.
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