Sophie Hardach is a writer with a specialism in economics. She has worked as a correspondent for Reuters news agency in Tokyo, Paris and Milan and has written for a number of publications including the Atlantic, the Guardian and the Daily Telegraph.
As India enters the era of robots and artificial intelligence, most companies plan to automate jobs to compete on cost. But will replacing humans with machines really turn India into a gl...
Greedy locusts or corporate reformers? Ruthless predators or clear-eyed strategists? Activist investors are transforming the corporate landscape, but their broader impact is still far fro...
Greece officially emerges from the eurozone’s record bailout today, after almost a decade of rescue packages, austerity and public spats with its lenders.
What is the state of the U.S. economy today? Here are 11 economic snapshots for Independence Day, from stock market highs to global trade disputes, from innovation to rising inequality:
Is your city high on dog walkers, but low on mechanics? Are you surrounded by behavioural therapists, but can’t find anyone to install a cable? A new study reveals which jobs are vanishin...
Why are democracies around the world failing to curb rising inequality? What explains the ascent of populist parties and politicians? In a recent paper, French economist Thomas Piketty ar...
Les investisseurs s'inquiètent de voir le conflit commercial s’intensifier entre les États-Unis et la Chine, car les deux parties menacent d'appliquer des tarifs douaniers sur des produit...
An escalating trade spat between the United States and China is worrying investors, as both sides threaten tariffs on products from electronics and aircraft, to wine and pork. US Presiden...
Fears of a trade war are rattling financial markets after US President Donald Trump proposed tariffs on about $60 billion worth of Chinese goods, arguing this was necessary to fight unfai...
Tandis que les cyclones tropicaux deviennent de plus en plus violents, les scientifiques ont proposé d’inventer une nouvelle classification des tempêtes.
Most parents know that talking to their child helps them develop. But a new study has revealed that it’s how you talk to your child that really matters for their brain growth. Rather than...
Scientists have suggested a new classification for storms as tropical cyclones become increasingly severe.
Multilingualism is good for the economy, researchers have found. Countries that actively nurture different languages reap a range of rewards, from more successful exports to a more innova...
Could the future of clean energy be to turn air into petrol? It may sound too good to be true, but Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his partners are experimenting with air to fuels tec...
The International Monetary Fund has raised its growth forecasts for 2018 and 2019 to 3.9%, expecting the global economy to continue to recover on the back of buoyant trade and investment,...
