With the acute phase of the Covid-19 pandemic fading even as the coronavirus persists and evolves, a new normal is taking shape around the world. “It still feels kind of incomplete,” said ...

Its market value hit a record $1.5trn in December (see chart). Chart: The Economist Since then his closeness to Mr Trump and support for far-right causes have prompted a backlash. Protests against ...

See how to take part in the quiz at the bottom of this page. If you enjoyed this week’s questions, play Dateline, The Economist’s history game. “It is a huge slap in the face.” ...

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) tumbled almost 5% in the last hour of trading on Monday while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) plummeted 3%, on pace for its worst day since September 2022. Tech led the ...

As the Fed began raising rates in March 2022 to wrestle runaway inflation ... remain on the sidelines,” said Sam Williamson, senior economist at First American, in a press statement.

According to the US Department of Agriculture, since early 2022 bird flu has resulted in ... According to one economist, this acceptance of higher prices means there is currently an increased ...

The mRNA technology was used to rapidly develop and deploy two effective vaccines that offered protection against the Covid-19 pandemic.