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Economics

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  Even amid rising economic uncertainty, now is not the time to hug your job

  Gene Marks

  In a rapidly changing job market, it’s not necessarily good for workers to cling to their current employment

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  US fixation on the hard-hat economy and making manufacturing great again makes little sense

  The dream of greasy overalls is driven by nostalgia and doesn’t justify policies that harm US consumers
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  UK migration could be negative this year – how will that hit the economy?

  Universities, builders and health trusts are feeling the squeeze, as thinktank says effect of zero net migration could be similar to Brexit
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  ‘It’s been life-changing’: young Britons on why they left the UK to work abroad

  Skilled workers facing a tough jobs market and high rents at home reveal how they have built new lives elsewhere, from Vancouver to Dubai

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  AI is indeed coming – but there is also evidence to allay investor fears

  Opinions are divided about the potential impact of artificial intelligence as the response to a recent viral essay shows
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  Reeves appoints higher pay advocate to fight skills shortages as chief economic adviser

  Labour market expert Prof Brian Bell has called for better pay and conditions in key sectors, particularly social care

• • Down to Earth newsletter

    Businesses must take responsibility for biodiversity loss – for their sake as much as ours

  • Reeves urged to reassure MPs over public finances amid £6bn-a-year Send costs
  • The Audio Long Read

    The crisis whisperer: how Adam Tooze makes sense of our bewildering age – podcast

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  UK economy grows by only 0.1% amid falling business investment
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  EU leaders agree to move ahead with ‘Buy European’ policy
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  Declines in health and education in poor countries ‘harming earning potential’
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  Business live

  UK GDP: Chancellor Rachel Reeves predicts ‘stronger growth this year’ after UK economy ends 2025 ‘in the slow lane’ – business live

• UK economy limps along at 0.1% growth – but there are reasons for optimism in 2026

• Beyond growth

  Economics has failed on the climate crisis. This complexity scientist has a mind-blowing plan to fix that

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  The Guardian view on a ‘Made in Europe’ industrial strategy: an idea whose time has come

  Editorial: Defending European strategic interests must be a priority to level the economic playing field in an increasingly volatile world
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  Politics live with Andrew Sparrow

  Anas Sarwar says Starmer welcome to campaign for Labour in Scotland, days after after urging him to resign – UK politics live

  Two days ago, the Scottish Labour leader said he wanted the prime minister to avoid Scotland during the election campaign because of his deep unpopularity with voters
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  Business live

  US jobs report beats forecasts with 130,000 increase in January – as it happened

  Wall Street futures extend gains after the data; unemployment rate dips to 4.3%

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  Out of the red, but at what cost? Birmingham council asset sales have left city reeling, say residents
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  Beyond growth

  Rethinking Economics, the movement changing how the subject is taught