The Bottom Line
How to help the world’s poor most in 2026
There are several policies that deliver astonishing returns even in today’s harsh fiscal reality
Jakarta is now the world’s largest city, but it isn’t ready for the challenges
A new UN report highlights the rise of Asia’s megacities and the urgent need for them to have the infrastructure for climate resilience
Hot metals are exposing the fossil fuel fantasy
The year’s fossil fuel output boom is now piling up in inventories, sending prices slumping
Repeat after me: Never underestimate China
By the law of large numbers, it still has the cost advantage in advanced manufacturing
A bigger European Union must be a better one too
Any additional enlargement to the bloc must be handled with prudence
South-east Asia’s responsible AI ambition hinges on talent readiness
Ensuring sustainable innovation will depend less on how advanced our systems become and more on how well we prepare our people to guide them
The best time to buy quality stocks is now
It is a generational opportunity in otherwise bubbly markets
Google has pierced Nvidia’s aura of invulnerability
But the search giant’s custom chips may prove tricky for others to adopt
Why investors are increasingly fatalistic
Everyone knows share prices have a long way to fall. Even so, getting out now might be a mistake