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Sarah Green Carmichael: What if we all work for a ‘Pity City’ boss?

“You can visit Pity City, but you can’t live there,” is pretty good advice in the context of, say, a one-on-one mentoring meeting with a promising-but-entitled young employee who’s just suffered a setback. But it’s exactly the wrong thing to say as the CEO of an 11,000-person company trying to…

Tribune News Service · Apr 20, 2023

Trade Envoy Tai Says US Not Seeking to 'Decouple' from China

Washington is not seeking to decouple the American economy from China’s, US Trade Representative Katherine Tai said Thursday while on a visit to Tokyo. Tai, who is on her fourth visit to Japan after being appointed the top US trade envoy, said all members of President Joe Biden's administration have…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 20, 2023

Trade envoy Tai says US not seeking to 'decouple' from China

U_S_ Trade Representative Katherine Tai says Washington is not seeking to decouple the American economy from China's and that U_S_ trade sanctions against Beijing are “narrowly targeted.”

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023

Trade summit 'to shape election manifestos and tackle UK's dire economic growth'

International campaign group Best for Britain has organised a conference in Birmingham to hear ideas which could influence parties' manifestos for the next election

Daily Mirror · Apr 19, 2023

News coverage of artificial intelligence reflects business and government hype — not critical voices

The news media plays a key role in shaping public perception about artificial intelligence. Since 2017, when Ottawa launched its Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy, AI has been hyped as a key resource for the Canadian economy.

The Conversation · Apr 19, 2023

Making big waves

Srettha Thavisin is setting out to whip up an "economic tsunami" and ride it to election victory with a promise of kicking the pandemic-battered economy into high gear.

Bangkok Post · Apr 19, 2023

How US should support Taiwan

The stern warnings issued by China ahead of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's tour of the US and Central America have highlighted the threat that intensifying Chinese pressure poses to the island's security and stability. But the warnings also underscored the degree to which the US efforts to "on-shore" semiconductor manufacturing…

Bangkok Post · Apr 19, 2023

Pheu Thai's giveaway might just work

If one plans to read only one economic analysis article for this year, this is it.

Bangkok Post · Apr 19, 2023

Sadiq Khan urged to boost ‘life-changing’ adult education opportunities

The London Assembly’s economy committee warned that adult education was “not reaching the number of Londoners that it could do”

Evening Standard · Apr 19, 2023

The U.S. economy is facing a $18 billion monthly 'student loan cliff'

When student loan payments resume, cash-strapped households will pull back on consumer spending.

Fortune · Apr 19, 2023