[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] #  @TheEconomist The Economist Global leaders are grappling with rising tensions, economic instability, and social unrest. Zimbabwe's President has ordered banks to stop lending amid the country's worst economic crisis in over a decade, while Cuba faces its worst food shortage since the 1990s. Meanwhile, the US is navigating complex issues, including the Supreme Court's expansion of presidential power and rising political violence. ### Engagements: XXXXXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::5988062/interactions)  - X Week XXXXXXXXXX -XX% - X Month XXXXXXXXXXX -XX% - X Months XXXXXXXXXXX -XX% - X Year XXXXXXXXXXXXX -XX% ### Mentions: XXX [#](/creator/twitter::5988062/posts_active)  - X Week XXXXX -XXXX% - X Month XXXXX -XXXX% - X Months XXXXXX -XX% - X Year XXXXXX -XX% ### Followers: XXXXXXXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::5988062/followers)  - X Week XXXXXXXXXX -XXXX% - X Month XXXXXXXXXX -XXXX% - X Months XXXXXXXXXX -XXXX% - X Year XXXXXXXXXX -XXXX% ### CreatorRank: XXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::5988062/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence [#](/creator/twitter::5988062/influence) --- **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) #637 [finance](/list/finance) #563 [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) #8123 [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) #5582 [stocks](/list/stocks) #2440 [social networks](/list/social-networks) XXXX% [luxury brands](/list/luxury-brands) XXXX% [cryptocurrencies](/list/cryptocurrencies) XXXX% [nba](/list/nba) XXXX% [musicians](/list/musicians) XXXX% **Social topic influence** [china](/topic/china) #159, [donald trump](/topic/donald-trump) #264, [countries](/topic/countries) #423, [hamas](/topic/hamas) #202, [has been](/topic/has-been) #786, [money](/topic/money) #1369, [trade war](/topic/trade-war) #35, [tariffs](/topic/tariffs) #113, [russia](/topic/russia) #312, [israel](/topic/israel) #361 **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@zfiscal17199943](/creator/undefined) [@arslanmuskfrd](/creator/undefined) [@intel_finance](/creator/undefined) [@davevinotaku](/creator/undefined) [@birdyword](/creator/undefined) [@mastersinvest](/creator/undefined) [@agent_isaacx](/creator/undefined) [@todayoshiro](/creator/undefined) [@johnprideaux](/creator/undefined) [@shashj](/creator/undefined) [@ethanywu](/creator/undefined) [@aikirashid](/creator/undefined) [@kezo_ips](/creator/undefined) [@fabiomouracac](/creator/undefined) [@incrementalrisk](/creator/undefined) [@alokjha](/creator/undefined) [@davidydaily](/creator/undefined) [@dmdtos69](/creator/undefined) [@kucoingemshuntr](/creator/undefined) [@grok](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [Bitcoin (BTC)](/topic/bitcoin) [Artificial Intelligence (AI4)](/topic/$ai4) ### Top Social Posts [#](/creator/twitter::5988062/posts) --- Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours "The question is how fast" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978820943607628175) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-16T13:50Z 27M followers, 29.1K engagements "Cutting off links with Russia has caused economic pain for bordering countries. But the overall impact on growth has been minor according to one study" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1977413979010957337) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-12T16:40Z 27M followers, 47.1K engagements "Diplomats need to find language on disarmament that will satisfy both Israel and Hamas. If their proposal is too credible Hamas may balk. If it is not credible enough it risks imperilling other parts of the plan" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1975284952804553102) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-06T19:40Z 27M followers, 44.2K engagements "The asylum system is not working. It cannot cope with a world of proliferating conflict cheap travel and huge wage disparities. A more pragmatic approach starts by helping refugees find shelter closer to home" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1943294319667953817) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-07-10T13:00Z 27M followers, 5.1M engagements "The big debate about the Chinese economy has long pitted those who see it as a bubble waiting to burst against those who judge it a sustainable success. A new debate is now emerging which is potentially far nastier" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978043127429464268) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-14T10:20Z 27M followers, 44.6K engagements "Fixing the welfare state looks electorally impossible" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/special-report/2025/10/13/fixing-the-welfare-state-looks-electorally-impossible) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-15T10:00Z 208.1M followers, 65.4K engagements "Madagascars new leader has pledged to hold elections within the next two years. But across Africa military men have made similar promises only to break them" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1979225916694843881) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-17T16:40Z 27M followers, 30.9K engagements "Putins dangerous drone probe is a moment of truth for NATO" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/09/10/putins-dangerous-drone-probe-is-a-moment-of-truth-for-nato) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-09-12T00:53Z 208.1M followers, 16.8K engagements "As celebrations continue over the ceasefire in Gaza a number of crucial questions remain: will Hamas give up its weapons How will the transitional authority work And what does this mean on the ground for Gazans The Economists editor-in-chief @zannymb sat down with the papers experts to discuss the merits and pitfalls of Donald Trumps plan. Watch the full discussion:" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1976723651337621516) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-10T18:56Z 27M followers, 38.3K engagements "Might a ceasefire in Ukraine be bad for business for the German armsmaker At every sign of hope Rheinmetalls share price takes a knock. But its boss is unfazed" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1975813413432373597) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-08T06:40Z 27M followers, 32.9K engagements "Dont cry for millennials or Gen Z. Save your pity for those in their 50s" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978712549743894823) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-16T06:40Z 27M followers, 30.7K engagements "It can remind all Americans what ought to unite them and make them proud" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978844683133448344) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-16T15:25Z 27M followers, 30.1K engagements "Global warming may have volcanic consequences" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2025/10/15/global-warming-may-have-volcanic-consequences) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-15T19:00Z 208.1M followers, 95.1K engagements "The death of the web has been predicted beforeat the hands of social networks then smartphone appsand not come to pass. But AI may pose the biggest threat to it yet" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978224329054695783) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-14T22:20Z 27M followers, 39.1K engagements "The death of Daewoo" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/business/1999/08/19/the-death-of-daewoo) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 1999-08-19T00:00Z 208.1M followers, 331.9K engagements "Mara Corina Machados Nobel prize will be widely welcomed by those committed to democracy and human rights in Latin America where autocracies have lately advanced Illustration: Getty Images / The Economist" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1976704268426969581) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-10T17:39Z 27M followers, 90.1K engagements "Vladimir Putin is testing the Westand its unity" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/10/02/vladimir-putin-is-testing-the-west-and-its-unity) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-02T11:30Z 208.1M followers, 768K engagements "Dont cry for millennials or Gen Z. Save your pity for those in their 50s" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1977585116814717198) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-13T04:00Z 27M followers, 50.4K engagements "Defence lawyers will say this isnt a legal case; its political score-settling. On The Intelligence @ARobertsjourno talks through the charges against John Bolton a critic of Donald Trump" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1979156947740791193) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-17T12:06Z 27M followers, 32.4K engagements "A younger generation of autocrats have taken the reins. In Guinea Mali and Burkina Faso military leaders have all changed the rules to cling to power. Their toolkit includes repression manipulation populism and powerful friends" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1976976098555490647) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-11T11:40Z 27M followers, 43.9K engagements "For a lasting truce between America and China each side needs to grasp its rivals strengths and weaknessesand its own. That does not look like it will happen any time soon" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1979135308403802153) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-17T10:40Z 27M followers, 34.4K engagements "If you listen to Donald Trump and other politicians it would seem that the flow of migrants illegally crossing Europes borders is an unstoppable tide. We explain why the latest data show the opposite Photo: AP" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1976173318685245502) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-09T06:30Z 27M followers, 30.6K engagements "Bottled water is going upmarket" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/business/2025/10/09/bottled-water-is-going-upmarket) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-09T18:30Z 208.1M followers, 157.1K engagements "Some Chinese brands choose foreign-sounding names to give themselves some international flair at home. But this can be less helpful when they eventually enter markets overseas" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978692419102072855) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-16T05:20Z 27M followers, 37.8K engagements "The Labour governments unwillingness to give a candid assessment of Chinese activity might have doomed the prosecution of a recent spy trial. The Tories can smell blood" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1979233457378116069) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-17T17:10Z 27M followers, 31.8K engagements "The secret fuel powering Chinas self-driving cars" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/china/2025/10/16/the-secret-fuel-powering-chinas-self-driving-cars) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-16T16:25Z 208.1M followers, 31.2K engagements "Cottoning on" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/special-report/2003/07/26/cottoning-on) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2003-07-26T00:00Z 208.1M followers, 6.8M engagements "The young especially are drinking less alcohol. Spying opportunity Nestl Danone Coca-Cola and others are pushing flavoured and functional waters" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1977036502111518822) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-11T15:40Z 27M followers, 44.1K engagements "The 25/25/25/25 portfolio is an unusual strategy when viewed through the lens of conventional theory. It is also one of this years standout performers. We explain why Illustration: Satoshi Kambayashi" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1976082782217449832) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-09T00:30Z 27M followers, 49K engagements "Xi Jinping wages war on price wars" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/06/30/xi-jinping-wages-war-on-price-wars) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-07-14T13:24Z 208.1M followers, 569.8K engagements "The last laugh: the rise of Chinas female stand-ups" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2025/10/14/the-last-laugh-the-rise-of-chinas-female-stand-ups) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-14T23:20Z 208.1M followers, 38.9K engagements "This week the Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns will play pre-season games in Macau. The excitement and the stakes could hardly be higher for those involved" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1976676635895115946) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-10T15:50Z 27M followers, 32.2K engagements "Wine from China is finer than Western snobs imagine The Economist" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/interactive/culture/2025/10/02/wine-from-china-is-finer-than-western-snobs-imagine) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-03T04:01Z 208.1M followers, 3374 engagements "The sinister disappearance of Chinas bosses" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/business/2025/10/08/the-sinister-disappearance-of-chinas-bosses) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-09T23:38Z 208.1M followers, 58.1K engagements "China has sorted its own financial plumbing. Now it can transact with others without touching the dollar system through a variety of means. Heres what that means for the yuan" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1977952530702168213) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-14T04:20Z 27M followers, 50.1K engagements "America riven and aggrieved on the eve of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence would benefit from watching his new series together Illustration: David Simonds" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1979306632581455967) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-17T22:00Z 27M followers, 41.2K engagements "The killing of Charlie Kirk is part of a grim pattern of political violence in America. This is what the data show" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1967966886320050373) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-09-16T15:00Z 27M followers, 2.2M engagements "Mutually assured detection" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/technology-quarterly/2018/03/08/mutually-assured-detection) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2018-03-19T16:29Z 208.1M followers, 11.1M engagements "Sheikh Hasina is Asias iron lady" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/asia/2023/05/24/sheikh-hasina-is-asias-iron-lady) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2023-05-24T16:33Z 208.1M followers, 2.1M engagements "The house wins" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2014/02/03/the-house-wins) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2014-02-03T16:05Z 208.1M followers, 1.9M engagements "A decade of near-uninterrupted crises has required a multitude of EU-level schemes. When countries start repaying their loans they could be in for a fright" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1977308286106927491) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-12T09:40Z 27M followers, 45.4K engagements "Australia is opening its chequebook and talking more openly about its wish to limit Chinas presence in its near-abroad. But it hasnt all been smooth sailing Illustration: Ben Jones" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1979351769286062130) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-18T01:00Z 27M followers, 46.2K engagements "ByteDance will be better off without TikTok US" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/business/2025/10/02/bytedance-will-be-better-off-without-tiktok-us) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-02T13:45Z 208.1M followers, 211K engagements "The dominant model of the universe is creaking" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/06/19/the-dominant-model-of-the-universe-is-creaking) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2024-06-19T17:21Z 208.1M followers, 2.1M engagements "♦ The Supreme Court hears a voting rights case. ♦ Our new polling on the shutdown shows blame is shifting. ♦ Jerome Powell signals that the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates again this year. Keep up with US politics" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978423179635732625) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-15T11:30Z 27M followers, 36K engagements "Donald Trump tries to enlist the top brass for the war from within" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/09/30/donald-trump-tries-to-enlist-the-top-brass-for-the-war-from-within) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-09-30T20:20Z 208.1M followers, 388.2K engagements "Why people over the age of XX are the new problem generation" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/international/2025/01/02/why-people-over-the-age-of-55-are-the-new-problem-generation) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-01-02T14:06Z 208.1M followers, 857K engagements "If prosecutors fail to win a conviction the presidents revenge agenda will look more like a series of nuisance lawsuits a way to hassle opponents. It is a strategy he knows well from his experience as a serial plaintiff" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1976764709832388737) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-10T21:40Z 27M followers, 43K engagements "Africans need jobs. The rest of the world needs workers" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/04/24/africans-need-jobs-the-rest-of-the-world-needs-workers) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-05-17T12:15Z 208.1M followers, 413.3K engagements "Receivables a category of assets that represents the money a firm is owed by its customers but has not yet received have played an understated role in many financial blow-ups" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1977897170977079558) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-14T00:40Z 27M followers, 43.2K engagements "With Electronic Arts Saudi Arabia scores a record buy-out" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/business/2025/10/02/with-electronic-arts-saudi-arabia-scores-a-record-buy-out) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-02T18:06Z 208.1M followers, 156.3K engagements "America and China return to fierce trade conflict" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/10/11/america-and-china-return-to-fierce-trade-conflict) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-11T10:28Z 208.1M followers, 271.5K engagements "At home Japans incoming prime minister is a divisive culture warrior. That might bring some conservative voters back to the ruling Liberal Democratic Partys fold in the short term but in the long term stoking populism is risky" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1976518087693185509) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-10T05:20Z 27M followers, 41.3K engagements "Its investigation of Qualcomm is the latest example" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978091074628293017) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-14T13:30Z 27M followers, 35.9K engagements "Joel Mokyr deserves his Nobel prize" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/10/13/why-joel-mokyr-deserves-his-nobel-prize) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-13T19:30Z 208.1M followers, 47.1K engagements "A mine in the east of the country may be one of the worlds largest untapped reserves of copper and gold. It could generate billions of dollars in revenue over four decades" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1977298269362442477) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-12T09:00Z 27M followers, 61.5K engagements "Africa is changing so rapidly it is becoming hard to ignore" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/special-report/2020/03/26/africa-is-changing-so-rapidly-it-is-becoming-hard-to-ignore) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2020-03-26T15:50Z 208.1M followers, 7.1M engagements "Efforts to disband unregistered churches in China have repeatedly backfired: rather than bringing them under control of the Communist Party they have pushed them online. But the crackdown continues" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1979376905812857261) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-18T02:40Z 27M followers, 38.1K engagements "Out at last: Israeli hostages return" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2025/10/13/out-at-last-israeli-hostages-return) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-13T11:25Z 208.1M followers, 114.6K engagements "The most dangerous corner of a balance-sheet" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/10/08/the-most-dangerous-corner-of-a-balance-sheet) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-08T19:50Z 208.1M followers, 202.5K engagements "Liechtenstein the magic princedom" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/1843/2019/01/16/liechtenstein-the-magic-princedom) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2019-01-16T14:35Z 208.1M followers, 3.1M engagements "A spying fiasco and a new London embassy feed accusations that Sir Keir is a Red softy" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978136422138732968) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-14T16:30Z 27M followers, 36.4K engagements "Politicians of left and right pin hopes on growth to shore up public finances. 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On The Intelligence Ukraine strikes on Russian oil infrastructure begin to hit home" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978450832036123081) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-15T13:20Z 27M followers, 33.2K engagements "In todays economy what counts as scarce and rivalrous has changed profoundly. The rich are now spending on bigger and better things; things that are often services rather than goods Illustration: Mariaelena Caputi" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978174246342770988) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-14T19:01Z 27M followers, 41.7K engagements "The game involves one person dangling a conker the seed of the horse chestnut tree from a string while a rival attempts to break it with another. 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Save your pity for those in their 50s" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1979100077093208467) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-17T08:20Z 27M followers, 31.4K engagements "With Kavalier & Clay the Met is holding out for superheroes" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/culture/2025/10/02/with-kavalier-and-clay-the-met-is-holding-out-for-superheroes) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-03T19:20Z 208.1M followers, 124.7K engagements "Two memoirs hint at a Supreme Court under siege" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978849708677149035) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-16T15:45Z 27M followers, 28.8K engagements "Africas most secretive dictatorship faces an existential crisis" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2025/10/02/africas-most-secretive-dictatorship-faces-an-existential-crisis) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-02T15:15Z 208.1M followers, 198.7K engagements "Four of OpenAIs six big deal announcements this year were followed by a total combined net gain of $1.7trn among the XX big companies in Bloombergs broad AI index plus Intel Samsung and SoftBank. 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Neither seems to care Illustration: Chloe Cushman" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1977902314556936514) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-14T01:00Z 27M followers, 67.6K engagements "Italys leader is often contradictory: breathing populist fire one moment exuding moderate good sense the next. It is not hard to see why Photo: Getty Images" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1979110228483293296) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-17T09:00Z 27M followers, 42.9K engagements "Five former presidents demand an end to the war on drugs" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/news/international/21695714-dont-hold-your-breatha-un-summit-drugs-next-month-looks-likely-be-flop-five) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2016-03-24T00:00Z 208.1M followers, 3.1M engagements "Since returning to office Donald Trump has vowed to smash Latin Americas drug gangs. Once considered a mere matter of law enforcement the government is throwing the heft of its armed forces into the fight" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978380364369248322) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-15T08:40Z 27M followers, 31.4K engagements "Business this week Feb 24th 2001 Edition" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/news-summaries/2001/02/22/business-this-week) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2001-02-22T00:00Z 208.1M followers, 331.9K engagements "If computing power brings about technological advances without human input and enough of the pay-off is reinvested in building still more powerful machines wealth could accumulate at unprecedented speed" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978486065016021233) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-15T15:40Z 27M followers, 35.8K engagements "Mara Corina Machados Nobel prize will be widely welcomed by those committed to democracy and human rights in Latin America where autocracies have lately advanced" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1976729495395537183) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-10T19:20Z 27M followers, 42.1K engagements "The Kremlin put her on trial. She stole the show" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/1843/2025/10/09/the-kremlin-put-her-on-trial-she-stole-the-show) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-10T18:40Z 208.1M followers, 252.2K engagements "Recently India and America have seen a downward spiral in relations. American officials say that fixing the question of Russian oil will mend ties. India seems to echo that in public. But dig deeper and its clear that trust between the two has unravelled" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1975043369576333448) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-06T03:40Z 27M followers, 59.5K engagements "Turkmenistan finds a novel solution to mass emigration" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/asia/2018/07/05/turkmenistan-finds-a-novel-solution-to-mass-emigration) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2018-07-05T14:57Z 208.1M followers, 6.8M engagements "Emigration from Africa will change the world" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/briefing/2025/04/24/emigration-from-africa-will-change-the-world) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-04-30T07:55Z 208.1M followers, 318K engagements "Lessons from the Wall Street crash of 1929" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/culture/2025/10/15/lessons-from-the-wall-street-crash-of-1929) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-15T11:00Z 208.1M followers, 36.1K engagements "Many autocrats legitimacy stems from their ostensible role in preventing a return to bloodshed whether genocide in Rwanda or civil war in Uganda and Ivory Coast. Theyve done a good job of making themselves seem indispensable says an academic" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1977670674920464832) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-13T09:40Z 27M followers, 33.8K engagements "Vienna has lost its crown. Instability threatens living standards everywhere" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978244462053560625) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-14T23:40Z 27M followers, 42.5K engagements "The worlds two biggest economies depend on each other. That means they can also inflict grievous harm on each other. Do they really want a trade war" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978843419976892807) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-16T15:20Z 27M followers, 43.2K engagements "Historically China has not welcomed many newcomers but now its leaders want to seize the geopolitical moment. Its new visa scheme has played well abroad but at home the backlash has been furious" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1977172393576521924) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-12T00:40Z 27M followers, 54.5K engagements "Is dark chocolate actually healthy" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2025/10/03/is-dark-chocolate-actually-healthy) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-04T19:40Z 208.1M followers, 178.4K engagements "Why Russias micro-aggressions against Europe are proliferating" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/briefing/2025/10/02/why-russias-micro-aggressions-against-europe-are-proliferating) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-02T11:25Z 208.1M followers, 206.1K engagements "The Nobel judges have chosen to acknowledge an exploratory-prose modernist whose work invites comparisons with that of Samuel Beckett Thomas Bernhard and Franz Kafka" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1976711864605131183) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-10T18:10Z 27M followers, 103.7K engagements "Cybercrime is afflicting big business. 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So far the country seems to be giving its new leader the benefit of the doubt Photo: Getty Images" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978536561525358637) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-15T19:00Z 27M followers, 43.3K engagements "Digital surveillance grids are part of a tech-driven approach to make the countrys grassroots governance more efficientbut also more pervasive Illustration: Cornelia Li" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1976105374835970221) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-09T02:00Z 27M followers, 46.9K engagements "Inside the mad despots realm" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/asia/2006/05/25/inside-the-mad-despots-realm) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2006-05-25T00:00Z 208.1M followers, 6.8M engagements "Because it pays to exploit Tigrayans the definition of who counts as Tigrayan is expanding. These days the discovery of a Tigrayan grandparent can mean your property is suddenly plunderable" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1977731065969033448) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-13T13:40Z 27M followers, 39.4K engagements "Worries of price corrections and fears of oversupply in Dubai look overblown. The emirates property market has at last grown up Photo: Shutterstock" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1975282444103274810) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-06T19:30Z 27M followers, 58.2K engagements "The more Vladimir Putin can sow discord and confusion within the West the stronger he looks. NATO countries must respond to Russian provocation" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1977992842715816150) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-14T07:00Z 27M followers, 34.6K engagements "Why Gen X is the real loser generation" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/05/08/why-gen-x-is-the-real-loser-generation) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-05-08T14:35Z 208.1M followers, 2.4M engagements "Japan and the Philippines would struggle to stay out. But what about the rest" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978939028066980067) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-16T21:40Z 27M followers, 44.3K engagements "Cultivating record-breaking veg is a full-time job. The biggest onions and leeks can take XX months to grow. Much of that time is spent watering feeding and tending what are remarkably demanding plants" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1977283149210976687) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-12T08:00Z 27M followers, 41K engagements "How many reports should a manager have" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/business/2025/09/18/how-many-reports-should-a-manager-have) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-06T01:20Z 208.1M followers, 99.1K engagements "Chinas $10bn annual spending on soft power has bought little of it" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2019/05/24/chinas-10bn-annual-spending-on-soft-power-has-bought-little-of-it) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2019-05-24T00:00Z 208.1M followers, 2M engagements "Consequences be damned. China loves its own economic model" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/china/2025/10/13/consequences-be-damned-china-loves-its-own-economic-model) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-13T19:25Z 208.1M followers, 238.5K engagements "Charles de Gaulles constitution has failed to shield France from turmoil" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/10/16/charles-de-gaulles-constitution-has-failed-to-shield-france-from-turmoil) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-16T16:20Z 208.1M followers, 32.4K engagements "Japan and the Philippines would struggle to stay out. But what about the rest" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978541439223996862) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-15T19:20Z 27M followers, 42.9K engagements "Crypto-miners are probably to blame for the graphics-chip shortage" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/06/19/crypto-miners-are-probably-to-blame-for-the-graphics-chip-shortage) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2021-06-19T00:00Z 208.1M followers, 1.1M engagements "Perhaps the biggest headache for any investor is that no asset offers complete safety. These bonds come close but there are three scenarios to watch out for" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1979203256090763481) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-17T15:10Z 27M followers, 31.8K engagements "Dark chocolate it is suggested can alleviate all manner of problems from high blood pressure to depression while boosting mental acuity. But this isnt exactly true" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978319966404321444) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-15T04:40Z 27M followers, 40K engagements "After some weeks of fragile calm China and Americas trade war is roaring back to life. With each round the two giants give trade partners fresh reasons to fear dependence on them. Neither seems to care" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1977786437765312513) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-13T17:20Z 27M followers, 47.9K engagements "If China invaded Taiwan who would enter the war" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/asia/2025/06/12/if-china-invaded-taiwan-who-would-enter-the-war) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-06-13T01:22Z 208.1M followers, 1.3M engagements "Hover flies are long-distance travellers" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2025/10/08/hover-flies-are-long-distance-travellers) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-10T19:10Z 208.1M followers, 91.2K engagements "Why America has so many banks" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2023/05/26/why-america-has-so-many-banks) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2023-05-26T11:39Z 208.1M followers, 154.2K engagements "Some say that the footsoldiers of the Antichrist are hereand that they include Greta Thunberg as well as Brussels bureaucracy. These revelations came not from the Book of Revelation but from Peter Thiel the co-founder of PayPal and Palantir" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1979251078622306771) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-17T18:20Z 27M followers, 30.5K engagements "Rome run: Melonis surprising stamina" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2025/10/16/rome-run-melonis-surprising-stamina) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-16T11:05Z 208.1M followers, 72.2K engagements "Two years on from the October 7th 2023 attack in Israel it is worth looking closer to understand the full wretched effects of the war Video: Getty Images" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1975631225810571561) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-07T18:36Z 27M followers, 40.6K engagements "Some predict Icelandic glaciers will vanish within two centuries. That could upset the volcanoes below causing them to erupt more frequently more violently or both" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978878644039635280) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-16T17:40Z 27M followers, 30.2K engagements "Our polling with YouGov asked respondents about XX items in Donald Trumps revenge agenda from deporting American citizens who disagree with the president to cutting federal funding. This is what they said" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1977741140947251690) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-13T14:20Z 27M followers, 37.6K engagements "After engineering what will hopefully turn out to be the end of the two-year war in Gaza Donald Trump is about to fly to Israel and then Egypt in order to stamp his brand on the ceasefire" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1977504577537573151) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-12T22:40Z 27M followers, 49.5K engagements "Bolivia is on the brink of an economic crisis" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2023/04/18/bolivia-is-on-the-brink-of-an-economic-crisis) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2023-04-18T19:53Z 208.1M followers, 323.5K engagements "She was one of the first Russian artists since Soviet times to be put on trial for the content of her work. Why did the Kremlin make an example of her Our Next Year in Moscow podcast investigates" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1977222721500041530) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-12T04:00Z 27M followers, 48.5K engagements "This time really is different for the dollar writes Kenneth Rogoff" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2025/05/05/this-time-really-is-different-for-the-dollar-writes-kenneth-rogoff) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-05-20T12:00Z 208.1M followers, 269.4K engagements "Thirty years after the Wall fell East German art is causing a stir" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2019/10/31/thirty-years-after-the-wall-fell-east-german-art-is-causing-a-stir) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2019-10-31T16:02Z 208.1M followers, 9.6M engagements "Health scare: the row at the heart of the shutdown" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2025/10/10/health-scare-the-row-at-the-heart-of-the-shutdown) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-10T18:25Z 208.1M followers, 227.4K engagements "Even though the former national security advisor left the White House long ago he has never really left the presidents head Photo: Getty Images" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1979196208049471768) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-17T14:42Z 27M followers, 34.5K engagements "We have to hold on to these reasons to be hopeful. Despite large obstacles peace in the Israel-Gaza conflict is within grasp @josiedelap tells The Intelligence. Listen to the daily podcast" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1977721161669587361) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-13T13:00Z 27M followers, 35.1K engagements "In a region that has known little other than decades of conflict this is an extraordinary moment: a slender but real chance of a fresh start" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1976235318345875639) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-09T10:36Z 27M followers, 2M engagements "Other countries may hate where the America-China trade war goes next. Their views will not be sought" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1977982726432047559) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-14T06:20Z 27M followers, 38.7K engagements "If you listen to Donald Trump and other politicians it would seem that the flow of migrants illegally crossing Europes borders is an unstoppable tide. We explain why the latest data show the opposite Photo: AP" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1975237153291444685) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-06T16:30Z 27M followers, 41.6K engagements "I will abandon the notion of work-life balance Takaichi Sanae has declared pledging to work work work to rebuild the ruling party and revive Japan. She will have plenty of work to do" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1974463303008084475) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-04T13:15Z 27M followers, 119.2K engagements "Economic uncertainty has people spending less on fancy things like high heels and handbags. Yet the rich continue to splash out on luxury travel. Can the boom Photo: Hotel Photography/Rocco Forte Hotels" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1977761279491080397) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-13T15:40Z 27M followers, 43.1K engagements "The bond markets problems arent all to do with Donald Trump write Anil Kashyap and Jeremy Stein" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2025/04/11/the-bond-markets-problems-arent-all-to-do-with-donald-trump-write-anil-kashyap-and-jeremy-stein) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-04-12T14:02Z 208.1M followers, 559.2K engagements "A market crash today is unlikely to result in the brief and relatively benign economic downturn that followed the dotcom bust writes the former IMF chief economist There is a lot more global wealth on the line now Illustration: Dan Williams" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978446796276859159) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-15T13:04Z 27M followers, 42.5K engagements "Is Colombia at the gates of hell" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2025/09/21/is-colombia-at-the-gates-of-hell) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-09-21T10:10Z 208.1M followers, 148.1K engagements "Europes demographic destiny" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2025/03/29/europes-demographic-destiny) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-03-29T09:10Z 208.1M followers, 308.6K engagements "Vienna has lost its crown. Instability threatens living standards everywhere" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978999416376709240) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-17T01:40Z 27M followers, 39.1K engagements "The influence of the Bolsonaro family is waning. Meanwhile relations between Donald Trump and Brazils current president have thawed" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1974882480097300909) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-05T17:00Z 27M followers, 250.3K engagements "Media outlets refuse to surrender Latest US politics news from The Economist" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/in-brief/2025/10/14/the-us-in-brief-media-outlets-refuse-to-surrender) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-14T12:40Z 208.1M followers, 37.3K engagements "The research for which Joel Mokyr was awarded the prize money deals with a question that will never get a fully satisfactory answer: why do economies grow" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1979208307102339097) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-17T15:30Z 27M followers, 27.8K engagements "Donald Trump scrambles to seal the deal in Gaza" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2025/10/12/donald-trump-scrambles-to-seal-the-deal-in-gaza) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-12T16:10Z 208.1M followers, 250.1K engagements "In Uganda the French supermajor is building the worlds longest heated pipeline. In Namibia it hopes to drill in waters 3km deep. And in Mozambique it is invested in a $20bn gas project. What will these developments mean for Africa" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1976593588260622779) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-10T10:20Z 27M followers, 40K engagements "We constructed an ultra-luxury-services index including everything from a ticket to the Super Bowl to eating in a three-Michelin star restaurant. Here is what the data show" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1977771345271312900) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-13T16:20Z 27M followers, 38.2K engagements "The Antichrist: hes back" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/culture/2025/10/16/the-antichrist-hes-back) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-17T18:20Z 208.1M followers, 30.5K engagements "Its not what you think" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978532632494305703) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-15T18:45Z 27M followers, 39.5K engagements "The Prince from Economist Podcasts+" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/audio/podcasts/the-prince) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2022-09-28T09:50Z 208.1M followers, 16M engagements "The leader of Madagascars coup is a little-known figure. His background as an outsider will help him win over the downtroddenthough he may scare the elite" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978677316571070793) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-16T04:20Z 27M followers, 41.1K engagements "Victory for Japans polarising Iron Lady Takaichi Sanae" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/asia/2025/10/04/victory-for-japans-polarising-iron-lady-takaichi-sanae) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-04T13:15Z 208.1M followers, 675.3K engagements "China has displaced Germany in the top ten of a new global rankingand the Swiss are on a roll" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1977157291120971814) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-11T23:40Z 27M followers, 60.3K engagements "In recent years Americas armed forces and intelligence agencies have focused on China or Russia. Now they are also prioritising threats closer to home. We explain how they are going after drug traffickers" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978491273464955287) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-15T16:00Z 27M followers, 37.8K engagements "Letitia James is the latest target of Donald Trumps revenge agenda" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/10/10/letitia-james-is-the-latest-target-of-donald-trumps-revenge-agenda) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-10T07:10Z 208.1M followers, 161K engagements "Can bright light banish winter depression" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2025/10/17/can-bright-light-banish-winter-depression) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-17T18:05Z 208.1M followers, 29.7K engagements "A rift between American farmers and their Chinese clients as a result of Donald Trumps trade war has allowed Brazil to cement its place as the worlds soyabean superpower" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1977026641772560616) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-11T15:00Z 27M followers, 47.7K engagements "The greatest civilisations of the past 3000 years were the opposite of MAGA" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978496127453311265) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-15T16:20Z 27M followers, 40.1K engagements "Speculation about overthrowing Venezuelas president has been fuelled by America itself. Officials have been adamant that Nicols Maduro who stole an election last year is a narco-terrorist and a fugitive from American justice" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1979238517415817594) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-17T17:30Z 27M followers, 31K engagements "Foreign concerns about a deluge of Chinese goods fall on deaf ears in Beijing" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1977817893686460484) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-13T19:25Z 27M followers, 49.4K engagements "Democrats want an extension of healthcare tax credits before they reopen the government. Theyre wrong in the assumption that this will determine the next election says @rodneylwhitlock. Thats incredibly presumptive XX months out. Listen now" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1977746172191129861) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-13T14:40Z 27M followers, 39.8K engagements "So far markets are weathering the loss of confidence caused by recent company collapses including that of First Brands. But the hope must be that financial institutions will now pay closer attention to credit-market risks" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1979235970441437285) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-17T17:20Z 27M followers, 31.2K engagements "Are red-light face masks worth the hype" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2025/09/26/are-red-light-face-masks-worth-the-hype) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-09-28T19:20Z 208.1M followers, 125.5K engagements "A dam nuisance" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2011/04/20/a-dam-nuisance) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2011-04-20T00:00Z 208.1M followers, 2.1M engagements "The real damage from economic isolation will be in the longer term. America accounts for only XX% of global final demand for goods imports. If its drawbridge remains up the world will gradually integrate without it" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1977454243909923243) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-12T19:20Z 27M followers, 59K engagements "Americas ailing health insurers" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/business/2025/07/31/americas-ailing-health-insurers) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-08-02T02:00Z 208.1M followers, 102.3K engagements "Donald Trumps truce in Gaza is one of three big decisions where he has broken with the usual American consensus and achieved what seems like success" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978793169270530378) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-16T12:00Z 27M followers, 41.2K engagements "Can India strike a deal on Russian oil to appease America" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/asia/2025/10/02/can-india-strike-a-deal-on-russian-oil-to-appease-america) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-02T21:21Z 208.1M followers, 190K engagements "Even as Donald Trump celebrated his victory lap Hamas was trying to reassert its control over Gaza" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978023098608701865) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-14T09:00Z 27M followers, 36.2K engagements "Donald Trump brokers a peace plan in the Caucasus" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/08/09/donald-trump-brokers-a-peace-plan-in-the-caucasus) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-08-09T13:05Z 208.1M followers, 497.7K engagements "China has built the worlds largest bullet-train network" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/china/2017/01/13/china-has-built-the-worlds-largest-bullet-train-network) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2018-11-13T15:30Z 208.1M followers, 8.7M engagements "Governments are living far beyond their means. Sadly inflation is the most likely escape. Politicians should think ahead and reflect on how much harm that would do" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978803299617784269) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-16T12:40Z 27M followers, 112.5K engagements "Why Eritrea is called Africas North Korea" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2018/08/14/why-eritrea-is-called-africas-north-korea) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2018-08-14T08:45Z 208.1M followers, 5.8M engagements "Highly strung" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/1997/12/04/highly-strung) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 1997-12-04T00:00Z 208.1M followers, 77.2K engagements "Donald Trump approval tracker" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/interactive/trump-approval-tracker) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-02-18T07:27Z 208.1M followers, 2.8M engagements "Deal or No Deal: Gaza in the balance" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2025/10/17/deal-or-no-deal-gaza-in-the-balance) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-17T17:05Z 208.1M followers, 30.5K engagements "A study of more than 2300 middle-aged men in Finland found that frequent sauna use was linked to a significantly lower risk of several serious conditions. 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Two forces are behind the shift" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1976354513289121923) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-09T18:30Z 27M followers, 113.1K engagements "Delivery drones and flying cars are mainly science fiction in the rest of the world. But in China these technologies are becoming an everyday reality" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1977544843459994064) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-13T01:20Z 27M followers, 55.1K engagements "For Gazans the deal is a mercy. For Israelis it will bring catharsis. After months of failed negotiations it is a diplomatic triumph for Americas president. 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The Intelligence celebrates Claudia Cardinale the accidental film star who prized her own independence. Listen now" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1977826726722863614) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-13T20:00Z 27M followers, 46K engagements "Vienna has lost its crown. Instability threatens living standards everywhere" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978632022697316668) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-16T01:20Z 27M followers, 42K engagements "A euphoric Donald Trump wins a breakthrough in the Middle East" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/10/09/a-euphoric-donald-trump-wins-a-breakthrough-in-the-middle-east) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-09T00:50Z 208.1M followers, 155.6K engagements "Donald Trump is chasing a new drug-smuggling industry that is more innovative and nebulous than ever. He must shift his strategy to reflect the new narconomicsno matter how dramatic Hellfire missile strikes look on TikTok" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978823457044414936) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-16T14:00Z 27M followers, 32.5K engagements "TotalEnergies is leading the dash for Africas new oil and gas. 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Now hes turning his kingdom into a gaming superpower @t_wainwright tells The Intelligence" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1976642402640167398) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-10T13:34Z 27M followers, 36.4K engagements "Its investigation of Qualcomm is the latest example" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978076002711441451) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-14T12:30Z 27M followers, 41.1K engagements "While the porn industry has struggled to make money OnlyFans has developed a lucrative new approach. The current owner is reportedly looking to sell the platform for $8bn. It could be worth much more" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1954120849126035574) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-08-09T10:01Z 27M followers, 170.2K engagements "The industry helps drive economic growth. Housing employs a lot of people and homes are a slug of many families net worth. It is worth watching to see where the economy is heading" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1954634035138802074) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-08-10T20:00Z 27M followers, 80.2K engagements "The immediate casualties of ClosedAI would be the shareholders. Since its founding ten years ago the startup has raised a total of $35bn from XXX investors" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1977338484927951192) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-12T11:40Z 27M followers, 46.3K engagements "Chinese shoppers are splurging on leisure not designer brands" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978561555273785849) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-15T20:40Z 27M followers, 36.2K engagements "Meet Ibrahim Traor Burkina Fasos retro revolutionary" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2025/04/10/meet-ibrahim-traore-burkina-fasos-retro-revolutionary) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-04-10T15:03Z 208.1M followers, 2.9M engagements "Why less ice might mean more fire" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1978536386903851161) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-15T19:00Z 27M followers, 32.2K engagements "China has displaced Germany in the top ten of a new global rankingand the Swiss are on a roll" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1979105108131455109) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-17T08:40Z 27M followers, 35K engagements "Together the indictments of Letitia James New Yorks attorney-general and former FBI director James Comey are turning the Department of Justice into a tool for Donald Trumps score-settling" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1976754970775937153) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-10T21:01Z 27M followers, 40.6K engagements "Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. 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Instead a coalition of the old and those sympathetic to them are trying to extract cash" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1979248558000767100) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-17T18:10Z 27M followers, 31.3K engagements "Tiny Guyana could soon become one of the worlds giant oil exporters" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/07/12/tiny-guyana-could-soon-become-one-of-the-worlds-giant-oil-exporters) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2023-07-12T20:21Z 208.1M followers, 946.9K engagements "Even governments sceptical of globalisation speak of the need to defend trade. 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When the prosecution refused to admit her play as evidence the defence brought it into the court" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1977715974309544144) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-13T12:40Z 27M followers, 42.5K engagements "There is a 50:50 chance according to both polls and betting markets that a general election in Britain results in a hung Parliament" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1977705919686267302) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-13T12:00Z 27M followers, 40.7K engagements "Amazon and Alibaba are pacesetters of the next supply-chain revolution" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/special-report/2019/07/11/amazon-and-alibaba-are-pacesetters-of-the-next-supply-chain-revolution) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2019-07-11T14:51Z 208.1M followers, 3.9M engagements "Britain mourns its bonkbuster queen" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/britain/2025/10/08/britain-mourns-its-bonkbuster-queen) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-09T15:30Z 208.1M followers, 40.3K engagements "Why Macau is less demanding of democracy than Hong Kong" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2017/09/economist-explains-11) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2017-09-15T03:43Z 208.1M followers, 438.2K engagements "The conservative hardliner who is poised to become Japans first female prime minister will inherit a long-time ruling party that is in crisis Photo: EPA" [X Link](https://x.com/TheEconomist/status/1974640816908804274) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2025-10-05T01:00Z 27M followers, 81.9K engagements "Why young people dont vote" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2014/10/29/why-young-people-dont-vote) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2014-10-29T23:57Z 208.1M followers, 75.9K engagements "Planet of the phones" [X Link](https://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21645180-smartphone-ubiquitous-addictive-and-transformative-planet-phones) [@TheEconomist](/creator/x/TheEconomist) 2015-02-26T11:06Z 208.1M followers, 6M engagements "♦News outlets refuse to sign the Department of Wars press policy. ♦America and China impose new levies on each other. ♦Republicans in North Carolina plan changes to the states electoral districts to favour their party. 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"The question is how fast"
X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-16T13:50Z 27M followers, 29.1K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-12T16:40Z 27M followers, 47.1K engagements
"Diplomats need to find language on disarmament that will satisfy both Israel and Hamas. If their proposal is too credible Hamas may balk. If it is not credible enough it risks imperilling other parts of the plan"
X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-06T19:40Z 27M followers, 44.2K engagements
"The asylum system is not working. It cannot cope with a world of proliferating conflict cheap travel and huge wage disparities. A more pragmatic approach starts by helping refugees find shelter closer to home"
X Link @TheEconomist 2025-07-10T13:00Z 27M followers, 5.1M engagements
"The big debate about the Chinese economy has long pitted those who see it as a bubble waiting to burst against those who judge it a sustainable success. A new debate is now emerging which is potentially far nastier"
X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-14T10:20Z 27M followers, 44.6K engagements
"Fixing the welfare state looks electorally impossible"
X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-15T10:00Z 208.1M followers, 65.4K engagements
"Madagascars new leader has pledged to hold elections within the next two years. But across Africa military men have made similar promises only to break them"
X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-17T16:40Z 27M followers, 30.9K engagements
"Putins dangerous drone probe is a moment of truth for NATO"
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"As celebrations continue over the ceasefire in Gaza a number of crucial questions remain: will Hamas give up its weapons How will the transitional authority work And what does this mean on the ground for Gazans The Economists editor-in-chief @zannymb sat down with the papers experts to discuss the merits and pitfalls of Donald Trumps plan. Watch the full discussion:"
X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-10T18:56Z 27M followers, 38.3K engagements
"Might a ceasefire in Ukraine be bad for business for the German armsmaker At every sign of hope Rheinmetalls share price takes a knock. But its boss is unfazed"
X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-08T06:40Z 27M followers, 32.9K engagements
"Dont cry for millennials or Gen Z. Save your pity for those in their 50s"
X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-16T06:40Z 27M followers, 30.7K engagements
"It can remind all Americans what ought to unite them and make them proud"
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"Global warming may have volcanic consequences"
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"The death of the web has been predicted beforeat the hands of social networks then smartphone appsand not come to pass. But AI may pose the biggest threat to it yet"
X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-14T22:20Z 27M followers, 39.1K engagements
"The death of Daewoo"
X Link @TheEconomist 1999-08-19T00:00Z 208.1M followers, 331.9K engagements
"Mara Corina Machados Nobel prize will be widely welcomed by those committed to democracy and human rights in Latin America where autocracies have lately advanced Illustration: Getty Images / The Economist"
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X Link @TheEconomist 2015-09-29T23:50Z 208.1M followers, 5.5M engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2016-03-24T00:00Z 208.1M followers, 3.1M engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2001-02-22T00:00Z 208.1M followers, 331.9K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2006-05-25T00:00Z 208.1M followers, 6.8M engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2019-05-24T00:00Z 208.1M followers, 2M engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-13T19:25Z 208.1M followers, 238.5K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-15T04:40Z 27M followers, 40K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2023-05-26T11:39Z 208.1M followers, 154.2K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-16T11:05Z 208.1M followers, 72.2K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-16T17:40Z 27M followers, 30.2K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2023-04-18T19:53Z 208.1M followers, 323.5K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-12T04:00Z 27M followers, 48.5K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-05-20T12:00Z 208.1M followers, 269.4K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2019-10-31T16:02Z 208.1M followers, 9.6M engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-10T18:25Z 208.1M followers, 227.4K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-13T13:00Z 27M followers, 35.1K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-09T10:36Z 27M followers, 2M engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-14T06:20Z 27M followers, 38.7K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-06T16:30Z 27M followers, 41.6K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-04T13:15Z 27M followers, 119.2K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-13T15:40Z 27M followers, 43.1K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-04-12T14:02Z 208.1M followers, 559.2K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-15T13:04Z 27M followers, 42.5K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-09-21T10:10Z 208.1M followers, 148.1K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-03-29T09:10Z 208.1M followers, 308.6K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-17T01:40Z 27M followers, 39.1K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-05T17:00Z 27M followers, 250.3K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-14T12:40Z 208.1M followers, 37.3K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-12T16:10Z 208.1M followers, 250.1K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-17T18:20Z 208.1M followers, 30.5K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-15T18:45Z 27M followers, 39.5K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2022-09-28T09:50Z 208.1M followers, 16M engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-15T16:00Z 27M followers, 37.8K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-10T07:10Z 208.1M followers, 161K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-15T16:20Z 27M followers, 40.1K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-13T19:25Z 27M followers, 49.4K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2011-04-20T00:00Z 208.1M followers, 2.1M engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-12T19:20Z 27M followers, 59K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-08-02T02:00Z 208.1M followers, 102.3K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-02T21:21Z 208.1M followers, 190K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-08-09T13:05Z 208.1M followers, 497.7K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2018-11-13T15:30Z 208.1M followers, 8.7M engagements
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"Why Eritrea is called Africas North Korea"
X Link @TheEconomist 2018-08-14T08:45Z 208.1M followers, 5.8M engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 1997-12-04T00:00Z 208.1M followers, 77.2K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-02-18T07:27Z 208.1M followers, 2.8M engagements
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"A chemistry Nobel for crystals that absorb other chemicals"
X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-10T10:40Z 208.1M followers, 34.8K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-09T17:35Z 208.1M followers, 282.8K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2020-11-17T00:00Z 208.1M followers, 3M engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2025-10-09T14:25Z 208.1M followers, 231.3K engagements
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X Link @TheEconomist 2019-09-14T04:00Z 208.1M followers, 3.7M engagements
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