Ploy story: a defenestration at Disney
Executives have squeezed out Bob Chapek and re-anointed Bob Iger as boss. But the firm’s woes are less about leadership and more about the new economics of Hollywood. We ask why Zimbabwe’s teen mother...
22 Nov 202222min
Damage collateral: a tide turns at COP27
An issue ignored for three decades came to dominate the summit’s agenda: reparations to poor countries for climate-driven “loss and damage”. Alas, halting those coming losses did not feature much. Our...
21 Nov 202228min
In come taxes: Britain’s austere economic plan
The “Autumn statement” was filled with belt-tightening, from stealthy tax rises to public-service cuts. But perhaps the bitterest part of the pill has been left for the next government to swallow. As ...
18 Nov 202222min
Musketeers heading for the exits: chaos at Twitter
Elon Musk gave Twitter’s remaining staff an ultimatum: commit to “working long hours at high intensity” for “hardcore” Twitter, or leave. We evaluate his reign so far. Under President Daniel Ortega, N...
17 Nov 202225min
Strike price: missiles fall in Poland
How did apparently Russian-made munitions kill two people on NATO soil? An accident in the fog of war seems likely, but listen closely: the immediate international response has been telling. Donald Tr...
16 Nov 202224min
Get the Bali rolling: the G20 meet begins
The G20 Summit gets under way in Bali today at a time of tensions over Ukraine and Taiwan, and worries about high food and energy prices. We look at what progress, if any, is likely to result from the...
15 Nov 202222min
Bolt from the blue: Democrats hold the Senate
America’s upper legislative chamber remains in Democrats’ hands; they may even expand their majority. We explain what that means for the Biden administration, and why Democrats outperformed expectatio...
14 Nov 202228min
Tales from the crypto: An exchange implodes
At the start of this week, FTX was the world’s third-largest crypto exchange. After rumours of illiquidity swirled, customers pulled $6bn in assets. It now reportedly faces an $8bn shortfall, and the ...
11 Nov 202228min
