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Trailer: Boss Class Season 2

Good bosses are rare. They don’t have to be. The skills of management can be learned.


The Economist’s management columnist, Andrew Palmer, is here to help. The second season of Boss Class features leaders at some of the world’s best performing companies, fro ...

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Import-extort: what to make of Donald Trump’s titanic tariffs

After months of bluster, he’s finally done it. At a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden, Donald Trump overturned decades of American trade policy with a simple signature. The new wave of <a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/04/03/trump-takes-americ ...

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