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🗓️ 28 March 2025
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No surprises here: The Economist reckons tariffs are a terrible trade tool. But what is most clearly harming American businesses and scaring off investors is persistent uncertainty about them. Our correspondent sees the effects of one non-military donor to Ukraine: help not to fight but to preserve something worth fighting for (10:57). And why “Adolescence” tops Netflix’s viewing numbers the world over (19:54).
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1:05.3 | The Economist |
1:06.6 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
1:15.9 | I'm your host, Jason Palmer. |
1:17.7 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
1:32.3 | There's been much talk and posturing about who's providing how much aid to Ukraine. We look at a donor that's quietly been helping the country's economy, its entrepreneurs, even its cultural sector, |
1:39.3 | and sharing wisdom about recovery from disaster. |
1:43.3 | And we take a look at adolescents, which has topped the Netflix viewing figures in more than 70 countries. |
1:50.0 | Our correspondent says that despite the name of the series, its troubling themes are not just about adolescence. |
2:05.2 | First up, though. |
2:15.5 | America's economy had been remarkably strong. |
2:18.6 | There are indications that it is slowing right now, |
2:25.8 | largely as a result of Donald Trump's policies. Simon Rubinovich is our U.S. economics editor. |
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