Opposition leaders win elections by showing they have changed their party for the better
And housing Kamalanomics
Also in today’s newsletter, Kamala Harris aims to raise US corporate tax rate and China gets creative with IP lending
Plus, the great lengths of H2O Asset Management and a long-shot bid emerges for 7-Eleven
Also in this newsletter: US investors anticipate a ‘soft landing’, Japan’s 7-Eleven receives takeover offer, and start-up failures surge
How the vice-president presents herself to the American public this week will determine the remainder of the campaign
Obstructions in the Panama Canal haven’t stopped goods commerce any more than those at Suez
Plans emanating from UN and start-ups would compensate nations for genetic data from their ecosystems
Also in today’s newsletter, SEC accused of censorship and Ukraine blows up bridges
On-and-off industrial action by trade union Aslef presage rolling disputes not just over pay but also job reforms
Plus oil and the dollar
Plus, Fed chair Jay Powell headlines at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium
EU governments face awkward choices over asylum-seekers, labour market shortages and integration of newcomers
Also in this newsletter: global stocks bounce back, Maduro clings on, science round-up
America’s allies want to know what her victory would change, if anything
Plus, updates on Marathon Digital, and bitcoin’s rebound
Study suggests high-emitting companies are treated as riskier borrowers
Also in today’s newsletter, Argentina’s Peronist movement plunged into scandal and strong retail data assuages US recession fears
Former UK work and pensions secretary has a strong grasp of the party’s weaknesses, but his own judgments are questionable
Plus, hedge funds are split on Nvidia’s future and the Indian telecoms tycoon who just bought a big stake in BT
Plus: with A&E attendances at record highs and waiting lists still long, NHS struggles through a permanent winter
Ten topical questions to test your news nous
Also in today’s newsletter, how much the campaigns are spending on digital ads
New technology may potentially bring billions of additional barrels of oil and gas within reach of producers
Also in today’s newsletter, Trump pledges to usher in an economic boom, and new Starbucks chief’s enormous pay package
