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The next threat to commodity supplies will be El Niño
The weather phenomenon could ravage Latin American crops #press
More Americans than ever report a disability
Yet they are more likely to have a job than before the pandemic #press
The world’s least liveable cities are starting to improve
The Middle East and Africa remain at the bottom of EIU’s index. But their scores are going up #press
China will become less populous, more productive—and more pricey
And GDP parity with America is still decades away #press
More Americans than ever report a disability
Yet they are more likely to have a job than before the pandemic #press
The rapid loss of Antarctic sea ice brings grim scenarios into view
The extent of newly exposed ocean is the size of Argentina #press
China will become less populous, more productive—and more pricey
And GDP parity with America is still decades away #press
Our Big Mac index can predict the future (sort of)
Burgernomics suggests that Britain, China and Japan are due for a currency rebound #press
How many people died after China lifted its zero-covid policy?
Data from Macau and Hong Kong provide a grim estimate #press
A WHO report shows that pregnancy is killing 800 women a day
In some regions, the latest data show an alarming rise in maternal deaths #press
Thailand was EIU’s most improved democracy of 2022
But it is too early to laud the country’s gains #press
These countries could lure manufacturing away from China
Call them “Altasia” #press
The Economist’s glass-ceiling index
Our annual measure of the role and influence of women in the workforce #press
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/glass-ceiling-index?utm_source=press.coop
Retail investors are losing billions buying stock options
The latest fad is contracts with just hours left before expiration #press
Online daters are less open-minded than their filters suggest
Users with permissive settings show similar biases to those with restrictive ones #press
Britons should brace for more travel chaos
Travel demand is closer to its pre-pandemic levels. But transport networks are struggling to keep up #press
ChatGPT could replace telemarketers, teachers and traders
Here’s why that is no bad thing #press
Charting Ukraine’s soaring exports to the EU
The influx of grain is testing its neighbours’ solidarity #press
Do Britons even like the royal family?
King Charles III’s coronation raises a thorny question #press
Sacking Tucker Carlson has put a dent in Fox News’s ratings
Although the channel’s viewers skew conservative, they are open to persuasion from other sources #press