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Trump v Biden: who’s leading in the latest polls? | The Economist
WEB3 days ago · Joe Biden. Joe Biden, at 81, will be the oldest ever major-party presidential candidate, breaking his own record set in 2020. Mr Biden won a seat in the Senate at the age of 30 and held it for ...
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The Economist’s UK election poll tracker | The Economist
WEB5 days ago · Labour enjoys a healthy lead in the polls among the young. Two-thirds of voters aged 65 and above voted Conservative at the last general election in 2019; Labour will need to bring many of them ...
The A to Z of economics | The Economist
WEBPareto distribution. Vilfredo Pareto, an Italian economist, noticed that 80% of Italian land was owned by 20% of the population. This distribution, also known as a power law, crops up in a wide ...
What is critical race theory? - The Economist
WEBJul 1st 2021. AS PRESIDENT, Donald Trump decried critical race theory (CRT) as “toxic propaganda” that would “destroy our country”. In recent months Republican lawmakers have introduced ...
Which countries have the best, and worst, living standards?
WEBMar 13, 2024 · Some parts of Asia also do well, with Hong Kong and Singapore making it to the top ten. Elsewhere it is bleaker: countries such as Peru, Colombia, Libya and Lebanon have made little progress since ...
How Jim Simons became the most successful investor of all time
WEBNov 14, 2019 · The average annual return of 66% before fees makes Mr Simons one of the most successful investors of all time. He is now worth $21bn. A new book, “The Man Who Solved the Market” by Gregory ...
The prospects for developing countries are not what they once were
WEBJul 31, 2021 · Growth in advanced economies and developing ones slowed a lot in the 2010s. From 2011 to 2019, G6 growth fell by more than half to below 2% per year. Growth across the BRIC s, on the other hand ...
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