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The signals of workplace submissiveness
The language of the workplace is also suffused with an awareness of hierarchy and territoriality. People will say things like ...
The Economist21h
An American purchase of Greenland could be the deal of the century
History will not be as kind to Donald Trump if he gets Greenland from Denmark under duress. On January 7th the ...
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Meet the ambitious wolf cubs of Wall Street
The holiday period was the last time for Wall Street financiers to catch a breath before Donald Trump is handed the keys to ...
The Economist4h
Health warnings about alcohol give only half the story
Some perspective: Canada’s new guidelines define “low risk” as a one-in-1,000 chance of premature death owing to alcohol.
The Economist7h
America’s internet giants are being outplayed in the global south
The company, which accounts for a quarter of e-commerce sales in India, trails behind Flipkart, a local e-commerce rival that ...
The Economist4h
Does China have the fiscal firepower to rescue its economy?
The likely aim of China’s fiscal push is to bolster the confidence of households, according to Mr Zook. The more of their ...
The Economist21d
The Economist’s country of the year for 2024
The Economist picks a country of the year. The winner is not the richest, happiest or most virtuous place, but the one that ...
The Economist5d
Ten years after the Charlie Hebdo attack, satire is under siege
A decade on, Charlie Hebdo is unbowed and unrepentant, turning out a weekly as tasteless, silly and provocative as ever. But ...