Some experts say the US economy is on the up, but here’s why voters don’t think so
May 05, 2024 10:07 am UTC| Economy
Many Americans are gloomy about the economy, despite some data saying it is improving. The Economist even took this discussion to TikTok. When its US editor John Prideaux examined inflation, wage and employment numbers,...
Supporting ‘democracy’ is hard for many who feel government and the economy are failing them
May 05, 2024 10:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Americans, it seems, can both value the idea of democracy and not support it in practice. Since 2016, academics and journalists have expressed concerns that formerly secure democracies are becoming less democratic....
Electric air taxis are on the way – quiet eVTOLs may be flying passengers as early as 2025
May 03, 2024 00:04 am UTC| Economy Business
Imagine a future with nearly silent air taxis flying above traffic jams and navigating between skyscrapers and suburban droneports. Transportation arrives at the touch of your smartphone and with minimal environmental...
Electricity from farm waste: how biogas could help Malawians with no power
May 03, 2024 00:02 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
In sub-Saharan Africa, over 600 million people (more than 50% of the population) are without access to electricity. Malawi has one of the worlds lowest electricity access rates just 14.1% of the total population have...
The UK has become the world’s fourth largest exporter, but can it maintain this momentum?
May 03, 2024 00:00 am UTC| Economy
UK business is beaming with pride with the recent news of the countrys emergence as the fourth largest exporter in the world based on the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development report. The UK jumped three...
High interest rates aren’t going away anytime soon – a business economist explains why
May 02, 2024 06:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at its May 1, 2024, policy meeting, dashing the hopes of potential homebuyers and others who were hoping for a cut. Not only will rates remain at their current level a...
May 01, 2024 03:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
If you needed long-term care, could you afford it? For many Americans, especially those with a middle-class income and little savings, the answer to that question is absolutely not. Nursing homes charge somewhere...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects