Finance & economics
Which countries most love working from home?
And what has it done to their economies?
International
The coming struggle to choose the next pope
A conclave of 135 cardinals may pick someone very different from Francis
Obituary
Pope Francis changed the Catholic church, but not as much as he hoped
The most open-minded pope for many years died on April 21st—Easter Monday—aged 88
The world in brief
Pope Francis died at the age of 88 after suffering a stroke and heart failure in his residence in the Vatican...
President Donald Trump kept up the pressure on Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, claiming that there is “virtually no inflation” and that he should therefore cut interest rates...
Meanwhile American stocks slumped amid concerns over Mr Trump’s renewed criticism of Mr Powell and growing worries about his economic policies...
America’s Federal Trade Commission, a regulator, sued Uber, accusing it of misleading customers into signing up for Uber One, a paid membership service, and making it difficult to cancel their subscriptions...
J.D. Vance flies into a giant trade storm in India
It is being wooed and squeezed by America and China
To see off the Trump challenge, Canada must fix its productivity problem, says Michael Ignatieff
The former Liberal leader on the threats that come not from Washington but from within
In praise of flag-shagging
To govern Britain, it helps to like it
Guatemala’s indigenous people grow impatient with their champion
The president is struggling with his “new spring” anti-corruption drive
Discover more
The Weekend Intelligence
Pope Francis’s main aim was to make the church merciful
Money Talks newsletter
Understand the global economic upheaval caused by Trump’s tariffs
Tracking the presidency
How is America’s economy faring under Donald Trump?
Canadian poll tracker
Ahead of elections later this month, the Liberals are surging
Trump’s trade turmoil
Pity American firms in China. Xi Jinping is hitting back
From Apple and Boeing to Nike and Starbucks, there is a lot of money at stake
America is turning away China’s goods. Where will they go instead?
South-East Asia is exposed to both Chinese import competition and American ire
Free exchange: Hell is other people’s currencies
As the Trump administration may soon find out
How to swerve Donald Trump’s tariffs
Using cunning or flattery is a good start
Donald Trump v America’s universities
Edition: April 19th 2025
How a dollar crisis would unfold
China’s hold over America
Pity American firms in China. Xi Jinping is hitting back
Rubbish reasons for a bin strike
The moment is ripe to reform Britain’s equal-pay rules
In praise of plastics
If they are a problem, it is because they are badly managed
Mario Vargas Llosa, a passionate liberal
The Peruvian novelist died on April 13th, aged 89
Technology Quarterly: March 1st 2025
The age of CRISPR
Ida Emilie Steinmark explores whether it can deliver on its promise
- Can gene editing deliver on its promise?
- CRISPR could yet save millions of lives. Here’s how
- Epigenetic editors are a gentler form of gene editing
- Gene editing is already revolutionising research in the laboratory
- Eat your GE-greens
- Editing pigs, mice and mosquitoes may save lives
- Designing babies
- Gene editing can still change the world
- Acknowledgments
