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 would have it, Clay Christensen (Mr Disrupter) should not be given the last word on disruptive innovation by any means. Having established a company in his own right, he is regularly named as the world’s most influential management guru. He has applied his theory to an ever-wider range of subjects with books such as…
The Economist suggests that high valuations should give investors pause – as the implication of high valuations is that future returns are likely to be subdued, of which the most obvious case is that of bonds. This being said, there is always the chance that profits or valuations will return to their historical norms, which is sobering…
The Economist means that the onset of the internet revolution was supposed to do away with all sorts of middlemen. Yet, house sales are still mostly conducted by estate agents, and car sales are still finalised in cavernous showrooms that smell of tyres. The truth is that no one much likes car dealers – especially…
Until now, hyper-intelligent quantum computers were destined to stay cocooned in the laboratories in which they are patented. But after decades of languishing in the lab, quantum computers are now attracting commercial interest. What will allow these super computers to be commercialized by companies such as Google, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Microsoft? A certain principle that will…
What is Moore’s law, you ask? Well, Moore’s law states that the number of transistors on a chip doubles every two years. What is the relation between Moore’s law and the cost of a chip? Well, the Economist contends that even after Moore’s law ends, chip costs could still halve every few years. That crucial features…
The Economist reports about a battle between three of the world’s biggest defense companies – the outcome of which could reshape the aircraft industry altogether. Soon, the a big defense contract will be awarded by the US Air Force, to build 80-100 new long-range strike bombers at a cost of $550m each. The stakes could not be higher…
