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  • Friday, 23 February, 2024
    James Kynge
    China’s playbook no longer involves a big stimulus bazooka

    Beijing is adjusting to a more parsimonious future — but are its people?

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    The old empires of cocoa, coffee and tea are fragile

    Climate change and attacks on ships in the Red Sea are disrupting supplies of drinks from the global south

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    Why friends are always right — no matter their views

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    30 years late, I’ve finally made money in Japan

    After the Nikkei’s record-breaking run, what should investors do now?

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    A second dose of Trump on trade would differ from the first

    Expect more emphasis on global trade deficits, more dramatic intervention and bigger problems for Europe

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    Public service pensions are the elephant in the room

    Asset-backing these promises could lift investment and growth

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    Data PointsJohn Burn-Murdoch
    What Texas can teach San Francisco and London about building houses

    It’s not a housing crisis — it’s a planning crisis

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  • Thursday, 22 February, 2024
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    Sustaining Ukraine into a third year of war

    Kyiv is still waiting for all the tools it needs to drive back Russian forces

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    Hedge funds and private equity firms could be kindred spirits Premium content

    The partnership between US activist Jana and Cannae might not have to look far for potential targets

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    What explains KKR’s quick exit from the music business?

    Private equity group decides to not stick around as an owner of song catalogues

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    Students find shelter from the AI storm by taking joint degrees that help make them adaptable to a shifting jobs market

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