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Amazon’s market value is down by around $1trn since its peak in mid-2021. (Photo: Bloomberg)

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Can Amazon deliver again?

10 min read . 11:23 AM IST

Russian oil, once easy to track, is now being distributed through more shadowy channels. (AP Photo, File)

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How Russia dodges oil sanctions on an industrial scale

9 min read . 10:03 AM IST

Emmanuel Macron seems still to hope that France could one day help to mediate an end to the war. That might explain why he has been wary of leading Europe’s military support for Ukraine (File Photo: AP)

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What exactly is Emmanuel Macron’s policy on Ukraine?

3 min read . 28 Jan 2023

Tokyo today is unusually liveable—safe, clean, functional and vibrant—for a megacity of its size: 37m in its greater metropolitan area, including 14m people in the central wards. (File Photo: AFP)

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Can Tokyo’s charms be replicated elsewhere?

5 min read . 27 Jan 2023

In America consumer prices fell in December, and annual inflation may dip below 2% this year thanks to cheaper energy and goods. (File Photo: AFP)

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The world economy’s inflation problem is easing

3 min read . 27 Jan 2023

Since October Goldman has made a u-turn on its plan to build a big consumer bank; booked one of its worst quarterly results for a decade, measured by return on equity; and attracted a probe by the Federal Reserve. (File Photo: Reuters)

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The humbling of Goldman Sachs

5 min read . 27 Jan 2023

Even as the energy crisis rages, the war has exposed a vulnerability in Europe’s business model. Too many of Europe’s industrial firms, especially German ones, have relied on abundant energy inputs from Russia. (File Photo: AFP)

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Europe faces an enduring crisis of energy and geopolitics

5 min read . 26 Jan 2023

Microsoft extended on January 23 its partnership with with OpenAI, the research lab and creator of ChatGPT, in a multiyear, multibillion dollar investment. (Photo: AFP)

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How will Satya Nadella handle Microsoft’s ChatGPT moment?

5 min read . 26 Jan 2023

Germany on January 25, 2023 approved the delivery of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, after weeks of pressure from Kyiv and many allies. (File Photo: AFP)

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NATO members are right to send tanks to Ukraine

4 min read . 26 Jan 2023

On January 19th Janet Yellen, the treasury secretary, announced that the country had hit its maximum debt of $31.381 trillion.

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There is no easy escape from America’s debt-ceiling mess

6 min read . 25 Jan 2023

Many indices, including the Euro Stoxx 600, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and a broad measure of emerging-market share prices, have seen their best start to the year in decades. (File Photo: AP)

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Could the world really avoid a recession?

5 min read . 25 Jan 2023

Under US President Joe Biden, president, Joe Biden, the trade war with China has intensified, and been reinforced by geopolitical, ideological and even military competition. (File Photo)

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How the rivalry between America and China worries South-East Asia

5 min read . 25 Jan 2023

The volume of floor space sold across China fell 24% in 2022, the biggest slump since data became available in 1992; property investment was down 10% on year, the first drop on record. (Photo: Bloomberg)

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Can China fix its property crisis?

5 min read . 25 Jan 2023

Rishi Sunak's inability to bring his party to heel leaves him at risk of appearing weak and, worse, unlucky. (File Photo: Reuters)

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Rishi Sunak’s hapless government

3 min read . 25 Jan 2023

Price-watchers are now focused on core inflation, a measure that strips out volatile food and energy prices. (BLOOMBERG)

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Could Europe end up with a worse inflation problem than America?

4 min read . 25 Jan 2023

Eastern Europe’s energy and trade flows look very different today from a year ago. (Illustration: Reuters)

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The Ukraine war is forcing eastern Europe to build more links

3 min read . 25 Jan 2023

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley attend a meeting with ministers of defence to discuss how to help Ukraine defend itself, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, January 20, 2023. (Photo: Reuters)

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A meeting in Germany approves more arms for Ukraine, but no Leopard tanks

4 min read . 25 Jan 2023

The global economy is slowing, perhaps into a recession, as central banks ramp up interest rates to battle a once-in-a-generation surge in prices. (File Photo: Bloomberg)

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Even a global recession may not bring down inflation

8 min read . 25 Jan 2023

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Disney’s troubles show how technology has changed the business of culture

5 min read . 25 Jan 2023

Spending on health care is at an all-time high in the rich world. The trouble is that all-time high does not necessarily mean enough. (Photo: AFP)

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Excess deaths are soaring as health-care systems wobble

3 min read . 25 Jan 2023

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