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How reliable is a millennium of macroeconomic data?

Can we really measure what GDP was when the Magna Carta was signed? And do we really need to care?

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Public Service Announcement: It’s not you, it’s us

Someone is elsewhere on the internet.

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The USA vs. Google

The first big tech antitrust lawsuit has landed.

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Does a digital euro challenge the dollar’s global dominance?

The ECB is keen on giving foreigners access to a digital euro. That could make the single currency far more commonly used globally.

European equities
Snap AV: the great Biden stock trade

UBS takes a look at which European companies will benefit from a Blue Wave.

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Tesco needs evolution not revolution

In the unsexy world of big box retail, being described as ‘dull as dishwater’ is an endorsement of the current strategy

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The “game theory” in the Qanon conspiracy theory

The rabbit hole behind the rabbit hole is possibly a weaponised game.

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Nigel Farage is shilling gold and silver on the internet

This is our surprised face.

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The chickens did not come home to roost.

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How trolltrace became a real thing

Why the ultimate weapon in the disinformation wars of 2020 is the perfect algorithmic Troll Hunting machine.

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