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Generated tag: take-me-deeperFinance & economics The race to redefine cross-border finance SWIFT enabled a surge in global payments over the decades. Now it faces threats from challengers—and is ...

On December 8th the Supreme Court heard arguments about the fate of Humphrey’s Executor, a New Deal era precedent that limits ...

When I re-ran the model this week, the median number of seats won by the Conservatives would be 70—that is 51 fewer than they won last year, in their worst-ever defeat. The model gives the party a 10% ...

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P ITY THE young, for the world is run by old men. President Donald Trump (79) and China’s ruler, Xi Jinping (72), talk a good ...