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Business

Amid a brutal contraction, corporate Germany assesses the damage

But business leaders think the worst may be over

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The EU’s leaders have agreed on a €750bn covid-19 recovery package

International

The pandemic puts a strain on elite private schools

Some will probably be forced to close. Those that remain must adapt

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Finance & economics

In emerging markets, short-term panic gives way to long-term worry

Emergency measures have helped keep economies alive, but could have nasty side-effects in the long term

Leaders

US-China relations are entering a dangerous period

Why cool heads must prevail

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Europe

Europe still lacks a foreign policy

Yet in matters of currency it has hung together better than predicted

Daily chart

In the lockdown solar-power output surged in Delhi and other cities

Clearer skies made the world’s most polluted city sunnier; but places with less filthy air had to rely on the weather

Moreover
United States

Posthumous albums by young rappers are topping the charts

For many fans, such success is bittersweet

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United States

Would a Biden administration be softer than Trump on China?

United States

What is a police department for?

Finance & economics

Emmanuel Farhi has died at the age of 41

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Twitter’s algorithm does not seem to silence conservatives

The platform’s recommendation engine appears to favour inflammatory tweets

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In context: The new economics of the pandemic

Leaders

Governments must beware the lure of free money

Budget constraints have gone missing. That presents both danger and opportunity

Briefing

The covid-19 pandemic is forcing a rethink in macroeconomics

It is not yet clear where it will lead

Finance & economics

What Wall Street’s results tell you about America’s economy

Finance & economics

Why real-time economic data need to be treated with caution

Special report: The Midwest

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

From rustbelt to brainbelt

How higher education can drive prosperity

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