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Is McKinsey losing its shine?

2025-08-12

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McKinsey, the consulting giant, is approaching its centenary, but growth has slowed and rivals are closing in. Jason Palmer, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, and Tom Lee-Devlin, our business editor, explore whether this industry titan can stay top dog.

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How is Israel getting away with its actions in Gaza?

2025-08-11

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Amid mounting evidence of war crimes, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has announced a new offensive on Gaza City. Our foreign editor looks at who could stop him.

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Is McKinsey losing its crown to AI?

2025-08-11

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McKinsey, the consulting giant, is approaching its centenary, but growth has slowed and rivals are closing in. Jason Palmer, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, and Tom Lee-Devlin, our business editor, explore whether this industry titan can stay top dog. 00:00 - Has McKinsey lost its shine? 00:40 - What is happening at McKinsey? 01:09 - How did McKinsey grow in the past? 02:08 - How does McKinsey compare to BCG? 03:05 - Why are McKinsey...

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How is America upgrading its nuclear arsenal?

2025-08-09

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Are America’s nukes too old? The US government seems to think so—it’s in the middle of the biggest overhaul of its nuclear infrastructure in 50 years. Our diplomatic editor visited a strategic-missile base to find out more.

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How influential is Nvidia’s boss?

2025-08-07

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How much influence does Nvidia’s boss have over Donald Trump? Our business columnist looks at the extent of tech mogul Jensen Huang’s powers of persuasion over America’s president.

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Why is Donald Trump picking on Switzerland?

2025-08-06

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Donald Trump announced Swiss exports to America will soon face tariffs of 39%, which came as a shock to Switzerland

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How OnlyFans transformed porn

2025-08-05

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OnlyFans transformed the online porn industry by charging users to subscribe. Its most famous creator, Bonnie Blue, told The Economist she made $250,000 from the site in March 2025. With the platform now on sale for $8bn, who might buy it?

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How OnlyFans transformed porn

2025-08-05

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OnlyFans transformed the online porn industry by charging users to subscribe. Its most famous creator, Bonnie Blue, told The Economist she made $250,000 from the site in March 2025. With the platform now on sale for $8bn, who might buy it? Click the link to read why Bonnie Blue thinks "being an online creator isn’t as glam as it seems". econ.st/3H07CBj Welcome to Bonnie Blue’s Britain: econ.st/3HaWoKf Should you have to prove your age...

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Who is Israel’s surprising ally?

2025-08-04

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Which Muslim-majority country is Israel surprisingly close friends with? From oil to weapons, learn how this decades-long partnership has evolved.

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Donald Trump has started a fight that America can’t win

2025-08-02

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Trump's sweeping set of tariffs will ultimately make American consumers poorer, as Rachana Shanbhogue, The Economist's business affairs editor, explains.

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Is AI making you stupid?

2025-08-01

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A growing body of work is exploring the potentially detrimental effects of AI use for creativity and learning. Our AI writer explains why it’s not all doom and gloom on The Intelligence podcast.

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AI for Dummies: AI Turns Us Into Dummies

2025-07-30

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2025-07-30

Given that AI is fundamentally incapable of performing the tasks required for authentic innovation, we're de-learning how to innovate. EDITOR's NOTE: I just got called out by a programmer who uses AI who was furious and wrote "students cheat, always have, tell us something we don't already know". I responded: "did you read the MIT paper or the other link?" Of course he didn't: TL/DR, which proves my point. Even the programmer...

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Why are so many being killed near Gaza’s aid sites?

2025-07-30

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“The worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip”, according to a group of UN agencies. The Economist has used satellite imagery and videos from inside Gaza to analyse how people have been killed trying to collect basic food supplies. Tap the link in bio to read why Israel must end its war in Gaza.

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Do Americans have kids if they like the president?

2025-07-28

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Does the outcome of America’s presidential election have an effect on whether Democrats and Republicans decide to have children? Our data editor, Dan Rosenheck, explains why there is some evidence that it does #us #fertility #donaldtrump

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Why are people dying for gold?

2025-07-25

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As the price of gold has risen so has the violence linked to mining it. Cartels in Peru and Colombia now make more money from gold than cocaine. In South Africa dozens of illegal miners died after they were sealed in an abandoned mine.

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Has Zelensky made a strategic blunder?

2025-07-24

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Ukrainians are protesting after President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a bill undermining the independence of the country’s two main anti-corruption agencies. Jason Palmer, co-host of The Intelligence podcast and Oliver Carroll, our Ukraine correspondent, discuss the consequences of the new law. Chapters 00:00 - Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies are under threat 00:55 - What is happening in Ukraine? 02:57 - What is the bill intending to do? 04:06 -...

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Why is the UAE backing a genocidal militia?

2025-07-23

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The UAE’s support for a genocidal militia in Sudan is helping fuel the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Our Middle East correspondent, Gregg Carlstrom, explores why the United Arab Emirates is involved.

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Has the MAGA movement arrived in Japan?

2025-07-21

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A Trump-inspired populist party has rocked elections in Japan. Jason Palmer, co-host of The Intelligence podcast and Moeka Iida, our Tokyo-based reporter, discuss how the fringe hard-right Sanseito party made significant gains and why Japanese politics is entering an era of instability 00:00 - Japanese politics is entering an unstable era 01:45 - What was the big debate in this election? 02:39 - How did the ruling party lose its grip? 03:49 - How...

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Why is America’s bond market so volatile?

2025-07-18

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Joshua Roberts, our capital markets correspondent, gives three reasons why yields are so high and explains how it’s affecting government borrowing across the rich world.

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Why Vladimir Putin is expanding in Africa

2025-07-16

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After years of using a secretive military company to train violent African regimes, Russian forces are stepping out of the shadows and consolidating Putin’s influence in the region.

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