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China is on a mission to ensure its food security
The strategy of holding its ‘rice bowl steady’, an urgent priority for Beijing, could be tested in IP lawyers’ offices
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We should stop bashing share buybacks
They play an important role in facilitating the reallocation of capital
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Tough economic times lie ahead
Central banks are playing catch-up but they cannot tackle the energy shock directly
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The enemies of globalisation are circling
Rising nationalism and concerns about inequality and the environment threaten international trade
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Twitter: Whether Elon Musk wins his case or not, metrics should be reconsidered
Social media groups have for too long had their own way regarding the creation of accounts and how they get calculated
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A post-dollar world is coming
The currency may look strong but its weaknesses are mounting
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Jay Powell is focusing too much on the present
The central banker missed an opportunity to regain control of the Federal Reserve’s policy narrative
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Rule of the Rings — why film-makers can’t resist JRR Tolkien’s fantasy world
What is it about ‘The Lord of the Rings’ that inspires such fannish devotion — and such huge investments?
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If I were Jay Powell’s Jackson Hole speechwriter
The Fed’s travails over inflation show that narrative matters at least as much as models
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Wall Street seeks ways to skirt Joe Biden’s share buyback tax
Efforts threaten one of main sources of revenue for president’s climate and health bill
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Another brick in the Wall Street as Blackstone seeks Pink Floyd catalogue
Deal through Hipgnosis fund could value songs at as much as $500mn
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Bangladesh: global economic crisis hammers south Asia’s export powerhouse
Power blackouts and high import prices are fuelling fears that the country’s gains could be reversed
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Turn in global oil markets may be shortlived
Today’s price is softening not because supply is ample, but because of the growing fear of recession
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Methane hunters: what explains the surge in the potent greenhouse gas?
Levels of the gas are growing at a record rate and natural sources like wetlands are the cause, but scientists don’t know how to curb it
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Hyundai is catching up with Tesla in the global EV race
The weak Korean currency is helping the carmaker absorb rising battery and component costs
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Global scope of EU’s greenwashing crackdown spooks Wall Street
Bankers complain about extraterritorial extent of the new directive on sustainability reporting
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Investors pivot from value stocks as recession fears ‘haunt’ markets
Asset managers return to expensive growth shares amid shifting views on rates and inflation
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The Fed stares down markets
The Fed is insisting, loudly and repeatedly, that it’s serious about raising interest rates
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Middle East states set for $1.3 trillion oil windfall, IMF says
Bonanza bolsters firepower of Gulf’s sovereign wealth funds
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Quant funds support market rally by ramping up bets on US stocks
These funds have spent tens of billions of dollars on futures, helping push the benchmark S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite up double-digits from recent lows
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The reinvention of Goldman Sachs: What has David Solomon achieved?
After almost four years in charge, the CEO’s strategy to diversify the bank has not been as transformative as many had hoped
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Anshu Jain, banker, 1963—2022
He spearheaded Deutsche Bank’s attempt to conquer Wall Street and was known for his hard-charging style
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Edward Yardeni writes: Why the Fed might be at ‘neutral’ already on monetary policy
Strong dollar and the unwinding of quantitative easing are equivalent to 1 percentage point rate rise
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A golden age of consumer convenience is passing
The multiyear summer of cheap and easy consumer convenience looks for now to be a thing of the past
