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.
As the Economist proposes: Germans are avid savers, but they do not like to invest. For as history reveals, at the beginning of 1923 the German mark stood at 7,260 to the dollar, and soon after hyperinflation struck – fixed incomes and savings became worthless. Come ninety years later, and it is the converse –…
The Economist attempts to explain how economic uncertainty dulls investment. It certainly takes a cool head to invest, because a firm’s decision to build up capacity or spend cash on research pays out tomorrow – and must be paid for today. This flow of things makes for uncertain investment returns, influenced by factors—from oil prices to politics—that…
The Economist means that security guards worth their salt are paid to be paranoid – and computer-security researchers are no different. Many had long suspected that governments use the internet not only to keep tabs on particular targets, but also to snoop on entire populations. And now, stung by revelations of ubiquitous surveillance and compromised software, the…
According to the Economist, there can be few better places to talk about complexity than Vienna. In the capital of the most complicated political organisation ever to exist, hundreds of management enthusiasts converged recently to debate the subject of complexity. In their discussions, they were preoccupied with two points: that business is more complicated than ever before;…
The Economist takes an in-depth look at the future of cars. While some mean the motor industry’s fortunes are increasingly divided, in the right markets and with the right technologies, they look surprisingly bright. With that said, the Economist means that while consumers will be in heaven, an investment in the motor industry has to…
The Economist takes us on a journey into the factory of the future. Now, even though some countries are urging government to boost domestic industry, trouble is, most policymakers don’t understand modern manufacturing, let alone how technology is transforming it. Yet, the Economist predicts that in the future, more manufactured products will be packaged with…
