2024-03-12
18 分钟The Economist. It's Monday, the 11th of March, 2024.
I'm Auré Ogunbiyi, co-host of The Intelligence, The Economist's daily news podcast.
Welcome to Editor's Picks,
where you can hear three highlights from the weekly edition of The Economist.
Our cover this week outlines three big risks that might tip America's presidential election in favor of President Joe Biden or Donald Trump.
From the border to abortion, any number of issues could prove pivotal.
But how might third-party candidates sway the polls?
Next up, the bigger the risk, the bigger the reward.
Or so the story goes.
But as our Buttonwood column explains, That's where many investors go wrong.
And finally, brain-boosting substances are in vogue.
But do they work?
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First up, America's election.
And so it is confirmed.
After Super Tuesday,
it seems clear that the presidential election of 2024 will be a rematch.
The first time a former president has challenged a sitting one since 1912.