Hi there. I'm off this week.

Apparently we're more productive at work after a good holiday.

So I'm counting this Caribbean rum distillery tour as professional development.

Yours calling.

Take your holiday as seriously as British Airways holidays take your holiday.

Atul protected.

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Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. In London, I'm Jason Palmer.

And in New York, I'm John Fastman. Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

The world of commercial deep sea fishing is murky, rife with abuses, wage slavery, and of course, depletion of the ocean's bounty.

Off West Africa, it's clear that, even among a bad bunch, China's fleet stands out as the most ruthless of the lot.

And it was a simpler time when what you had to worry about being taken from your car was

hubcaps or hood ornaments.

These days, it's catalytic converters.

They're packed with precious metals.

And in America, they're disappearing in crazy numbers.

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