PICK YOUR PHANTON: EITHER AI OR PUBLIC DEBT COULD CRASH MARKETS. BUT PROBABLY NOT BOTH / THE ECONOMIST

Pick your phantom Either AI or public debt could crash markets. But probably not both If AI stocks collapse, bond yields will fall Illustrat...

THE AGONY OF LIBERAL EUROPE / THE ECONOMIST

The agony of liberal Europe Centrist rulers have fallen dangerously short—and are now paying the price Photograph: AVALON “The first steps i...

CAUGHT BETWEEN THE U.S. AND CHINA / THE FINANCIAL TIMES BIG READ

Caught between the US and China Economies like Mexico are being forced to choose sides on trade Christine Murray in Mexico City and Peter Fo...

MAGA AT THE ACROPOLIS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

MAGA at the Acropolis US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s ideologically loaded recent speech in Athens attempted to trace MAGA’s ideological...

THE RECYCLING SUPERPOWER: CHINA IS TURNING TRASH INTO TREASURE ON A VAST SCALE / THE ECONOMIST

The recycling superpower China is turning trash into treasure on a vast scale EV batteries, especially, will help it secure supplies of crit...

ROCKETS, ROBOTS AND RISK: ELON MUSK´S $3.6TN GAMBLE TO MERGE TESLA AND SPACE X / THE FINANCIL TIMES

Rockets, robots and risk: Elon Musk’s $3.6tn gamble to merge Tesla and SpaceX The world’s richest man attempts his most audacious deal yet. ...

EUROPE´S BRACING REALITY ON U.S. BOND YIELDS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES MARKETS INSIGHT

Europe’s bracing reality on US bond yields The region cannot just hope for a fall in borrowing costs across the Atlantic - it must tackle it...

FROM AI BOOM TO ECONOMIC BUST / PROJECT SYNDICATE

From AI Boom to Economic Bust Contrary to tech optimists' rosy predictions, AI may prove to be a drag on growth. By concentrating wealth...