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2019年经济学人 法国前总统雅克·希拉克(1)
Jacques Chirac, twice president of France, died on September 26th, aged 86 Fans praised his wit and tactile warmth (unlike most French politicians, he enjoyed hobnobbing with the voters, preferably over a beer or slice of saucisson in an unpretentiou
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2019年经济学人 波多黎各的破产(2)
Aurelius argues that this should cover the board members, and that the board is unconstitutional. Aurelius认为宪法的这一规定应该包括委员会成员的任命,且这个委员会是违宪的。 The board and federal government argue that
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2019年经济学人 一周要闻 华为5G海外破局 中美达成阶段协议 WeWork上市折戟
The world this week 本周要闻 Business 商业 Steven Mnuchin, Americas treasury secretary, warned China that a new round of tariffs would be imposed on Chinese goods in December if it did not adhere to the accord struck between the two countries o
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2019年经济学人 国民幸福指数(1)
国民幸福指数(1) Do a country's inhabitants get happier as it gets richer? 一个国家变得更加富有了,他的国民就会越幸福吗? Most governments seem to believe so, given their relentless focus on increasing GDP year by year. 大多
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2019年经济学人 如何拯救正在消失的珊瑚礁(1)
Leaders 来源于《商业》版块 Coral reefs 珊瑚礁 No longer in the pink 不再健康 The world is going to have to start thinking radically to save its coral reefs 世界将不得不开始从根本上思考如何拯救珊瑚礁 Corals are com
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2019年经济学人 国民幸福指数(2)
The lowest point of all came in 1975, at the end of a long decline during the Vietnam war, 最低谷出现在1975年,在越南战争期间,随着西贡的陷落和美国的耻辱性失败, with the fall of Saigon and America's humiliating defea
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2019年经济学人 法国前总统雅克·希拉克(2)
At home, he was better at campaigning than governing. The candidate who had vowed to mend the social fracture bequeathed worse public finances and deeper social divisions. His disillusioned people lost faith both in the European ideal (voting against
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2019年经济学人 一周要闻 IMF下调增长预期 脸书将正式推出Libra 美联储宣布启动
Investors responded positively to Netflixs quarterly earnings. The video-streaming company undershot its forecast for new subscribers in America during the third quarter, though that was still a rebound from the previous three months, when it lost do
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2019年经济学人 如何拯救正在消失的珊瑚礁(2)
Measures to mitigate climate change are needed regardless of coral, but even if the worlds great powers were to put their shoulder to the problem, global warming would not be brought to a swift halt. Coral systems must adapt if they are to survive, a
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2019年经济学人 如何打破大型科技公司的垄断(1)
Business 来源于《商业》版块 Big Tech and antitrust 大型科技公司与反垄断 How to dismantle a monopoly 如何打破垄断 Would it be possible to carve up Big Tech? If so, would it ever happen? 有可能瓜分大型科技公司吗?如
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2019年经济学人 如何打破大型科技公司的垄断(2)
The second prong requires more explanation. The tech titans are mostly two-headed beasts. They not only operate a market but compete in it too. Amazon owns the worlds biggest e-commerce marketplace and also sells products on it under its private labe
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2019年经济学人 如何打破大型科技公司的垄断(3)
如何打破大型科技公司的垄断(3) If good comparisons and financial data are absent, such estimates are more art than science, says Brian Wieser of Group m, the worlds largest advertising buyer. That makes it even harder to put a number on G
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2019年经济学人 汇丰银行的最新计划(1)
When NOEL QUINN took over as interim chief executive of HSBC from John Flint, 奎恩接替约翰范宁(8月他被董事会罢免)出任汇丰银行临时首席执行官时, ousted by the board in August, analysts expected a change in style. 分析
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2019年经济学人 一周要闻 巴基斯坦火车爆炸 泰王妃因不忠被废 IS头目身亡
The world this week 本周要闻 Politics 政治 Alberto Fernndez, a Peronist, won Argentinas presidential election, defeating the pro-business incumbent, Mauricio Macri. Voters blamed Mr Macri for a recession, an inflation rate of more than 50% and
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2019年经济学人 法国前总统雅克·希拉克(3)
法国前总统雅克希拉克(3) One puzzle was Japan. A keen Japan ophile, even to the point of wondering whether he might become asumo wrestler (it had taught him all he needed to know about life, he said), Mr Chirac made dozens of private trips t