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The past few years have proved tumultuous both for American consumers and for retailers selling to them. The end result is a <a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2023/05/02/the-business-trend-that-unites-walmart-and-tiffany-and-co?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podc ...

A trove of once-secret <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/04/10/a-leak-of-files-could-be-americas-worst-intelligence-breach-in-a-decade?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_showno ...

At two years into Boris Johnson’s premiership, yet more scandal ensures attention will <a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/behind-the-chaos-and-scandal-of-boris-johnsons-government-lies-stasis/21806682?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintellig ...

The retail behemoth is splashing tremendous amounts of cash on streaming content; critics are unimpressed with the outcomes. But Amazon may have the <a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2023/08/27/amazon-has-hollywoods-worst-shows-but-its-best-business-model?utm_campaig ...