US election
Opinion
Inside China
Xi just doubled down on his big China bet
China’s struggling economy was the driving force behind an unexpected cut in interest rates, but Xi Jinping is doubling down on his long-term dream.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Opinion
Inflation
Could a Harris economy prove more progressive than ‘Bidenomics’?
As US Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to potentially replace President Joe Biden atop the Democratic ticket, she now faces the challenge of articulating her own vision for steering the US economy.
- by Alan Rappeport
Opinion
Opinion
Suddenly, Trump, not Biden, is the buffoonish old guy in the race
The Republicans’ entire campaign has been focused on Joe Biden in general and his age in particular. Now we have a real battle on our hands.
- by Bill Wyman
Democrats fear Biden is incapable of articulating their message
Joe Biden’s bumbling, at times incomprehensible, speech has become a pattern that is fuelling the effort to push Biden aside as the Democratic Party’s nominee.
- by Dan Diamond and Jeff Stein
Trump holds first rally after attempt on life, Vance by his side
Donald Trump addressed a Michigan rally exactly a week after he was shot. Not much has changed.
- by Joey Cappelletti and Jill Colvin
From honour student to the gunman who tried to kill Donald Trump
Thomas Crooks was a brainy and quiet young man who built computers and won honours at school, impressing his teachers. Then he became a would-be assassin.
- by Emily Cochrane, Steve Eder, William K. Rashbaum, Amy Julia Harris, Jack Healy and Glenn Thrush
Analysis
Media & marketing
Tucker Carlson seems to be having the time of his life at the Republican convention
Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson didn’t want to attend the convention at first. Now he seems to be everywhere.
- by Ben Terris and Jeremy Barr
Opinion
Elon Musk
Musk madness: Why a major investor says Tesla shares will increase 1000 per cent
Is there no circus in which Elon Musk does not want to perform?
- by Elizabeth Knight
Trump gunman Thomas Crooks leaves behind pile of mysteries
A coherent picture of the moments before the shooting is emerging, but the shooter’s ideology and reasons for pulling the trigger remained a mystery.
- by Gabriella Borter and Peter Eisler
Analysis
US Votes 2024
Survivor given hero’s welcome at celebration of all things Trump
Donald Trump’s first public appearance after an attempt on his life could hardly come at a better time and place: before an adoring crowd at the Republican National Convention.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Guns, ammo and jails: How speculators made a quick profit on the ‘Trump trade’
Picking investment winners under a Donald Trump regime has become the market’s latest sport.
- by Elizabeth Knight