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[ad_1] ISRAEL’S TRIUMPH in the six-day war of 1967 was met by the infamous “three nos” at an Arab summit in Khartoum: no peace with Israel, no recognition, no negotiations. The war in Gaza seems to be having the opposite effect, American officials say. Saudi Arabia, the most important Arab state, is saying yes to…

[ad_1] DETERRENCE IS A simple concept: using the threat of force to stop an enemy from doing something. On paper, America should have no trouble restraining Iran thus. The former has a globe-striding army; the latter still relies on warships and fighter jets that predate the Moon landing. In practice, though, Iran has proved devilishly…

[ad_1] ON THE campaign trail, Donald Trump has been saying he would be a “dictator” on the first day of his second presidency. Mr Trump may be half-joking when he announces this plan to cheering throngs. But the Republican front-runner has a track record of swelling presidential power past its traditional limits, from declaring a…

[ad_1] Listen to this story.Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. Your browser does not support the <audio> element. Packing ever more ions into ever smaller batteries, spangling the landscape with charging stations, lowering the cost to make electric cars and trucks: these are complex, exciting challenges that engineers, regulators and others will…

[ad_1] Listen to this story.Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. Your browser does not support the <audio> element. DUNKIN’ sells about 60 cups of coffee every second. That works out to be about 2bn cups a year. The coffee-and-doughnut chain brags there are 25,000 ways to order coffee in its shops. A…

[ad_1] THE NUMBER OF migrants caught at America’s southern border has soared to record levels during Joe Biden’s presidency. Negotiations between the White House and several senators on a deal to increase border security in exchange for funding for Ukraine and Israel have dragged on for months. The text of a bill released by the…

[ad_1] Listen to this story.Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. Your browser does not support the <audio> element. Unlike war correspondents, business columnists do not risk their lives to bring stories to light. But they do occasionally make sacrifices on behalf of their readers. Schumpeter’s most recent forfeiture has involved exploring TikTok…

[ad_1] America’s stockmarket is on a tear. Over the past three months the S&p 500 index of large companies has soared by nearly 15%, reaching a record high (see chart 1). Recent economic data support investors’ optimism. On February 2nd the Labour Department reported that 353,000 jobs were created in January, far more than expected.…

[ad_1] America’s stockmarket is on a tear. Over the past three months the S&p 500 index of large companies has soared by nearly 15%, reaching a record high (see chart 1). Recent economic data support investors’ optimism. On February 2nd the Labour Department reported that 353,000 jobs were created in January, far more than expected.…

[ad_1] To read more of The Economist’s data journalism visit our Graphic detail page. DONALD TRUMP’S fundraising machine continues to take in donations at a fast pace. The former president’s legal troubles rally his supporters to give money, but they also drain his campaign coffers. The Economist’s analysis of newly released data from the Federal Election…