Excellent analysis by @Alihashem on why Khameneiâs death does not mean the end for Islamic Republic. He argues it is built to withstand the Ayatollah's Assassination. Decapitation as strategy is unlikely to achieve US and Israelâs war goals. https://t.co/mNWHg90Vr1
CBS News producer Mary Walsh resigns after 46 years, because âWeâve been told to aim our reporting at a particular part of the political spectrum. Honestly, I donât know how to do that.â https://t.co/t4OvLBaYCZ
Russia lost 281,550 soldiers in Ukraine in the first eight months of this year, according to a document that Ukrainian intelligence says contained leaked Russian data.
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China warns US of countermeasures if Trump doesnât walk back 100% tariff threat
Yes, Beijing has responded every time for some time... https://t.co/LeItffeNlw
One of Chinaâs largest turbine makers has announced plans to invest up to ÂŁ1.5bn in a new factory in Scotland, setting up a test of the UK governmentâs appetite for investment from Chinese companies. (FT)
"The U.S. is two economies. There's an enormous AI boom going on, huge investments, particularly in data centers. If you took that out of the numbers and you just looked at the non-AI parts of the economy, it's basically flatlining. We're on the cusp of a non-AI recession."
-- Me, channeling @NatashaRSarin and @JasonFurman
China's September trade data is very hard to read. The monthly surplus is up $10b from September of last year, but down $10b from August -- so there is a bit of a sign of stabilization at a high level. But it is a strange stabilization
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Finance chiefs gathering in Washington this week were ready to discuss the global economy's resilience in the face of Trump's tariff assaults - until the US-China trade war erupted again with the US president threatening 100% duties on Chinese imports https://t.co/DcRjjyF9u9
China will double down on high-end manufacturing in its coming five-year-plan. Having conquered electric cars, the country has its sights on other futuristic sectors such as humanoid robots and quantum computing https://t.co/mgFS22vnKy