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May 16 2026

Demographics and population
Why birth rates are falling everywhere all at once
Homes and phones are part of the reason for the demographic shift changing our world
May 15 2026

UK economy
Britain’s debt cage
As Labour politicians fight over the keys to No 10, the gilt market sets the limits of power
May 14 2026

Nuclear energy
EDF: Europe’s nuclear hope
The group needs to cut costs and rejuvenate its reactor-building expertise
May 13 2026

Transport
The Iran war and the future of cheap flights
Low-cost air travel may be a thing of the past as rising fuel prices tip carriers into another crisis
May 12 2026

Trump tariffs
Trump loses his trade superpower
‘Tariff man’ wants to recover from a wounding Supreme Court ruling. But Congress is restive and voters are unhappy
May 11 2026

Technology sector
Life without US tech
What happens if Washington pulls the ‘kill switch’ on digital services?
May 9 2026

Indian politics & policy
Modi’s extraordinary comeback
Two years after losing its majority, the BJP is taking opposition strongholds, paving the prime minister’s way for a fourth term
May 8 2026

Financial fraud
Britain’s fraudbuster is on the ropes
Critics say the SFO’s prosecutions take too long and fail too often. The risk is that white-collar crime goes unpunished
May 7 2026

Global migration
Four ways Europe’s big immigration experiment has changed Spain
The country accounts for a quarter of new EU jobs this decade — 70 per cent of them have gone to immigrants
May 6 2026

EU economy
Is the EU’s countryside about to change?
European farmers have long counted on political protection and state support. Now that may be fracturing
May 5 2026

Asset management
Why the Schroder family sold up
The sale of the UK’s largest independent asset manager comes after the death of a patriarch and the rise of giant US funds
May 4 2026

Legal services
The law firm that shaped Wall Street and the world
With fewer than 300 lawyers, Wachtell racked up bumper profits and exercised outsize influence. Now its model is being challenged as never before
May 2 2026

US politics & policy
Trump is remaking America in his image
The president’s name and face increasingly appear on institutions and the symbols of state, a form of aggrandisement once anathema to US leaders
May 1 2026

Space exploration
The hunt for a new Earth
From the Artemis II Moon mission to investigations of far-flung planets, a new ‘golden age’ of space exploration has arrived
April 30 2026

UK local elections
Starmergeddon: what Labour’s likely meltdown means for the UK
The ruling party is being outflanked by populists on the left and right. The consequences could change British politics for good
April 29 2026

EU defence
Germany re-arms: what does it mean for Europe?
Paris sees risks for its industry and the continent’s sovereignty in Berlin’s rapid defence build-up
April 28 2026

Technology sector
The great American data centre divide
Many rural communities are viscerally opposed to AI infrastructure, putting them at odds with the White House
April 25 2026

Middle East war
America’s bid for energy supremacy is being forged in war
The US stands to benefit as war in Iran reshapes oil and gas flows, but Europe and Asia are wary of becoming too reliant on American supply
April 24 2026

Media
Donald Trump and the remaking of America’s media order
The president once railed against the ‘fake news’ from the outside. Today, the system itself bears his imprint
April 23 2026

UK universities
Business degrees are booming in the UK. Who is profiting?
Average incomes five years after graduating are less than for people who studied nursing
April 22 2026

Global Economy
Six lessons from history’s greatest financial crises
The Babylonians had debt defaults. The S&L scandal led to 2008. What else does the past tell us?
April 21 2026

UK politics
Too late to turn to Europe?
How Keir Starmer’s Brexit reset ran out of road
April 20 2026

US economy
Kevin Warsh: Trump’s next fall guy at the Fed?
The nominee to lead the world’s most powerful central bank wants big changes. But there’s risk of confrontation with the president over interest rates
April 18 2026

Luxury goods
Bandage dresses and sellout shoes: Big Luxury’s bid to reinvent itself
Many brands yanked up prices. Then millions of customers left
April 17 2026

Education
The kids staying away from school
Absenteeism that rose dramatically during Covid-19 has failed to return to pre-pandemic levels. The costs are mounting

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