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Stats lag. India ages and juggles. Markets wobble, crypto cracks, staff coast. Who works?. Tap a card to see it full size, or a headline for the whole story.

  1. Explainer on why AI has not yet lifted productivity: Acemoglu estimates under 1% over 10 years, Goldman Sachs about 1.5 points a year, and electricity's gains came only after factory redesign.01Where are AI's productivity gains?
  2. Explainer on India's demographic reset: the 60-plus share, about 10% today, is projected to double in two decades, prompting three policy tracks for fertility, the elderly and workers.02Young India is ageing fast
  3. Explainer on India's three policy trade-offs over fuel, interest rates and foreign capital, with wholesale inflation at 11.4%.03India's three-way policy squeeze
  4. Explainer on Elliott's warning of a bear market: it gained under 2% in the first nine months of 2026 against nearly 13% for the S&P 500, and lists deficits, private credit and AI hype as risks.04Elliott: from FOMO to FOGO
  5. Explainer on the $6.3bn Binance hack: the blockchain held, but exchanges, a compromised laptop and AI-assisted hackers were the weak points, argues Eswar Prasad.05One laptop, a record crypto heist
  6. Explainer on UK quiet quitting: 55% of workers were willing to work harder than required in 2025, down from 69% in 2015, with managers and men pulling back most.06Britain stops going the extra mile

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