From its beginnings in 1843, when The Economist newspaper was founded by a Scottish hat manufacturer to further the cause of free trade, The Economist Group has evolved into a staunchly independent global media and information-services company with intelligent brands for an international audience.
The Economist reports on The American economy’s state of health, how it has deteriorated over the past two decades and proposes some suggestions for how to raise it once more. Factually, America’s economic prospects began to bloom back in the 1990’s, when productivity soared and immigrants and foreign capital flocked to take advantage of what was…
As the Economist has it, some traditional businesses are thriving in an age of disruptive innovation. While management gurus may tell people to bow down before the great god of disruptive innovation, some other companies are cheerfully doing the opposite: Preserving or resuscitating traditional technologies and business models. Moreover, there are plenty of other examples…
The Economist reports on new development taking place in the sphere of higher education. Coined as one of the great successes of the welfare state, what was once the privilege of a few has become a middle-class entitlement. Now a new revolution has begun, based on 3 impacting factors: rising costs, changing demand and disruptive technology….
According to the Economist, America’s fierce campaign against tax cheats is doing more harm than good. The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, was passed as a law in 2010 with the purpose being to to crack down on the use of offshore banks to hide their taxable assets. America’s tax attack in the form of this…
The Economist takes us back in history to a defining moment in time known as the “Cambrian explosion” – something amazing that happened 540M years ago. At that moment, life forms began to multiply, leading to everything we now know constitutes the universe we live in. A striking analogy is made here by the Economist…
The Economist reports on the next level in the marvellous world of 3D printing: Bio-printing. Yes, building actual living tissue with a 3D printer is becoming a new business. However, making whole organs for the purpose of transplants remains elusive. How does bio-printing work, and how is it even possible? The Economist takes a closer…
