Islamic State prisoners have escaped in Syria

2025-12-22

Why are phrases like delulu, 67 and hanky panky popular? Lane Greene, our language correspondent, delves into why people love to use slang.

2025-12-19

Crypto is no stranger to volatility. But since hitting record highs in October, bitcoin has plunged more than 30%. Our Wall Street editor, Mike Bird, explains why this correction is different from the others.

2025-12-12

President Trump has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela and blown up alleged narco-boats across the Caribbean. What’s behind this escalation of military force?

Tap the link in our bio to read why an American oil blockade would devastate the Venezuelan regime.

2025-11-08

Has the world become less grumpy? Data journalist Ainslie Johnstone and Jason Palmer, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss the findings from the Gallup World Poll which show that, after years of rising anger and stress, global moods are improving.

00:00 – How do researchers measure global happiness and mood?
01:50 – What do these mood surveys really tell us about daily life?
03:04 – How have global emotions changed over the past two decades?
04:17 – Why are wealthier countries less stressed but not much happier?
04:39 – What’s the final takeaway from the global happiness report?

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The world has become surprisingly less grumpy: https://econ.st/47ltdym
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2025-10-30

How resilient is the global economy? Mike Bird, co-host of the Money Talks podcast, speaks with Gita Gopinath, Harvard professor and former IMF chief economist, about her experience steering the financial body through crises and the fiscal risks countries currently face.

00:09 – What was it like working at the IMF during a time of global crises?
01:35 – Can emerging markets stay resilient as U.S. influence fades?
04:37 – How worried should we be about hidden risks in global finance and soaring deficits?
07:22 – How can rich countries fix their fiscal imbalances?

Listen to the full episode: https://econ.st/4hzMWxL
Gita Gopinath on the crash that could torch $35trn of wealth: https://econ.st/47uiKPV
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2025-10-23

At The Economist, we believe it is important to engage seriously with people whose ideas challenge our own. In keeping with that belief, our editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, and our deputy editor, Ed Carr, spoke to Steve Bannon, one of the chief architects of the MAGA movement. Bannon insists that president Trump will have a third term and has played a role in galvanising Europe’s populist nationalists, many of whom are now close to power.

Subscribers can watch the full interview as part of our new video series The Insider.

00:00 – The Economist interviews Steve Bannon
00:52 – What kind of America does Bannon want to build?
02:00 – Bannon on seizing America’s institutions
06:15 – Bannon says Trump will have a third term
10:41 – Bannon’s role in populist nationalist movements in

2025-10-15

Looking for your next book to read this autumn? Rachel Lloyd, our deputy culture editor, shares five of our favourite novels that have been published recently. To see the rest of our top picks, click the link: https://econ.st/4q8uwrG

2025-08-21

90m people in Nigeria don’t have access to electricity. The Economist’s Africa correspondent, Ore Ogunbiyi, explains why Nigeria has more people without electricity than any other country