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India’s government tries to curb imports of gold—again. Bonds are no substitute. Mar 26th 2016 Economist A small room on the eighth floor of Mumbai’s former cotton exchange is where jewellery goes to die. At the Master Bullion Assaying & … Continue reading →

Kindred spirits – A bestselling film on a subject shunned by most producers strikes a chord Mar 26th 2016 Economist “I heard we are all going to a shoe factory,” says one of the terrified teenage girls in the film … Continue reading →

Bilking Investors – Rotten advice – America’s revolving door for financial advisers who do down their clients Mar 5th 2016 Economist Financial markets can seem bewildering to those who don’t have the time and energy to understand them: all that … Continue reading →

Optimizing Romance – To find true love, it helps to understand the economic principles underpinning the search Feb 13th 2016 Economist Dating is a treacherous business. There may be plenty of fish in the sea, yet many are unhygienic, self-absorbed, … Continue reading →

A Hedge Against Ignorance – Feb 13th 2016 Economist Fuelled by economic uncertainty, investors are cautiously returning to a fickle market reassuringly weighty in this time of turmoil in financial markets. Many are novices, gingerly placing their first bets against … Continue reading →

Not advised – The penalties for turning away from Islam can be quite stringent Mar 26th 2016 Economist “If there is a God, atheism must seem to Him as less of an insult than religion,” Edmond de Goncourt, a French … Continue reading →

After the party – The low oil price is manageable in the short term; but the Gulf states must make big changes to face the future Mar 26th 2016 Economist Fast cars whizz around, malls are full of expensive luxuries … Continue reading →

A Strange New World – Myanmar awakes to new order: a parliament with a freely elected majority Feb 6th 2016 Economist It felt like the first day of school. On February 1st freshly sworn-in legislators belonging to the National League … Continue reading →

Greed and politics are destroying some of Asia’s most valuable coral reefs Feb 13th 2016 Economist Thegiant clams that lurk in the coral reefs of the South China Sea can live for more than a century and grow more than … Continue reading →

Rejuvenating reefs – Though pollution and overuse are damaging corals, their biodiversity offers hope for their future Feb 13th 2016 Economist THE waters off the Hawaiian island of Oahu are visited each winter by migrating marine mammals such as humpback … Continue reading →