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United States

Donald Trump cancels his Florida celebration

But in an era of endless news cycles, and primary voting, does a convention really matter?

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Forecasting the US elections

Business

The world’s leading brands jump on the direct-selling bandwagon

They are after not just sales but data too

Highlights
Finance & economics

Banks lose out to capital markets when it comes to credit provision

That explains the Fed’s response to the latest economic crisis

Leaders

Tanzania’s statistics smell wrong

And the IMF should say so

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Business

Bartleby: How small businesses have dealt with the crisis

Pandemic veterans

Daily chart

A year out, few in Japan think the Olympics can be held next year

The proportion of people who want them cancelled has grown quickly

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Middle East & Africa

Vloggers show how to migrate illegally on a jet ski

North African migrants share their adventures on YouTube

The Economist’s coverage of the coronavirus

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Free money: When government spending knows no limits

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Business

TikTok’s Chinese parent is scrambling to hang on to its hit app

Briefing

The covid-19 pandemic is forcing a rethink in macroeconomics

United States

Donald Trump’s divisive method culminates in Portland

Graphic detail

Empty stadiums have shrunk football teams’ home advantage

Officiating bias disappears without fans, but clubs still play better at home

Podcasts

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In context: China v America

Leaders

Trade without trust

The West still has to find a way to do business with Chinese firms

Briefing

America’s war on Huawei nears its endgame

In Europe, however, there exists a mixed response to the Chinese telecoms-equipment giant

Europe

Angela Merkel’s soft China stance is challenged at home

China

A Sino-American bond, forged by Chinese students, is in peril

: The Midwest

Sources and acknowledgments

A region with outsized punch

America’s Midwest matters out of proportion to its size, says Adam Roberts

The urban prairie

For the region to prosper, its bigger cities must flourish

Separate, downtrodden

The region has particular problems with segregation and policing

America’s Mittelstand

Advanced manufacturing can thrive, as Grand Rapids shows

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