BUSINESS
What we know about generative AI and the white-collar worker
Some jobs are vulnerable to automation but if you’re a ‘cyborg’ or a ‘centaur’ you can work better with robot help
BUSINESS
Can Japan ever pass the ‘Buffett horizon’?
The country should pause to consider what would happen if the talismanic investor decided to walk away
BUSINESS
Claudia Sahm: ‘We do not need a recession, but we may get one’
The former Federal Reserve economist on talk of a recession, the battle to tame inflation and the difficulties of forecasting
BUSINESS
Will US voters believe they are better off with Biden?
Under pressure after a string of damning polls, the US president is resting his hopes for re-election on his personal economic blueprint
BUSINESS
The coming battle between world leaders and bond vigilantes
As multiple nations go to the polls next year, pre-election spending by governing parties will be punished
BUSINESS
Tim Harford: The simple maths puzzle that shows us how to separate fact from fiction
Are you reflective, careless or hopeless? The answer might affect your ability to spot fake news
BUSINESS
Is the Federal Reserve done with interest rate hikes?
Chair Jay Powell says US central bank will proceed ‘carefully’ with any change to monetary policy
WORLD
The economic consequences of the Israel-Hamas war
How the conflict unfolds will have implications for a global economy already battered by a series of shocks
BUSINESS
The struggles of the offshore wind industry
Governments around the world have set ambitious targets to tackle climate change, but developers say power prices will have to rise to pay for it
BUSINESS
Big Oil’s transatlantic strategy gulf has never been wider — and that is OK
Mega-deals in the US make sense, but it’s not obvious why European groups should scale up too
BUSINESS
Inflation eats away at wealth
The real value of fortunes has been eroding during the past two years at its fastest rate in more than four decades
BUSINESS
Simplicity is key to avoiding a gap in investment returns
Exotic strategies . . . in real life confound investors into costly mistakes
BUSINESS
Corporate bonds: record yields are putting the juice back into junk
The advice last year to jump into fixed income was bad and it still makes little sense
BUSINESS
Politics poses the biggest threat to economic growth in China
Abroad Beijing must manage rising hostility, while at home it wrestles with the relationship between communism and capitalism
BUSINESS
Ten years of China’s Belt and Road: what has $1tn achieved?
The massive infrastructure initiative has granted Beijing additional influence, but critics question whether the cost has been worth it
BUSINESS
Why are some jobs so ‘greedy’?
Economist Claudia Goldin has helped narrow the gender pay gap. But working practices are still an obstacle to progress
BUSINESS
The VC industry needs to rip up the playbook and start again
The boom is over but Silicon Valley’s optimism is masking problems with investor capital and returns
BUSINESS
Mustafa Suleyman and Eric Schmidt: We need an AI equivalent of the IPCC
An International Panel on AI Safety could offer an objective body to help shape protocols and norms
BUSINESS
Goldman Sachs: Retrofit bank must deal with pay and capital costs ahead
US lender can only hope to position itself for a rebound in IPOs and merger activity
BUSINESS
Slowing Chinese EV demand drives down battery metal prices
Lithium, cobalt and nickel prices tumble as ‘irrational exuberance’ wears off and surge in supply hits markets
BUSINESS
Positive real yields sting safe stocks
And how tight policy constrains supply
BUSINESS
Tim Harford: Why we can’t quit email, even though we all hate it
Our inboxes contain news that ranges from the trivial to the life-changing, which is why they’re so addictive
BUSINESS
Copy trading: a road to riches or risk?
Following the portfolio choices of online ‘experts’ can lead to considerable losses
BUSINESS
How rising conflict is reshuffling global supply chains
Research by the Bank for International Settlements shows goods are subject to increasingly complex delivery routes
