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 building of the first Coke bottling plant in China since the Communist revolution, was part of a series of changes that turned the country into one of the biggest and fastest-growing markets in the world. In some ways, China’s market is still the world’s most enticing, with companies like GM and Apple having made fat…
According to the Economist, the business of propelling large passenger jets is at maximum thrust – so much so, that some reckon engine-makers’ revenues could total $1 trillion over the next 20 years. This is precisely why Pratt & Whitney is gearing up for a fight, in hoping a new high-tech engine will restore its former…
The Economist reports: Those pouring money into health-related mobile gadgets and apps believe they can work the miracle of making health care both better and cheaper. From this perspective, happiness is equated to “appiness”, meaning the opportunities created by combining health and technological applications. The promise of technologically-altered healthcare systems could pave the way to…
The Economist suggests that America’s economic difficulties are mostly political. In fact, this article goes as far as saying that American capitalism is as spirited as ever. Who would have thought that the latest boom would be in an old, declining industry like oil and gas? Indeed, after the 2007-2008 recession, the American economy is slowly…
The Economist poses an important and pressing question: Can American labour policies face the challenge of long-term joblessness? As a matter of fact, statistics reveal that a far larger share of Americans remain out of work now than when the recession began in 2007. In November 2013 America’s unemployment rate was 7.0% – 2 percent…
The Economist equates the hit television series “Game of Thrones” with an epic battle going on between some of the world’s largest technological firms. Indeed, the tech industry has a history of bitter rivalries, including past battles between IBM and Apple, Microsoft and Netscape. But the rivalries shaping the market today are even richer and…
