The Economist.
Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.
I'm your host, Jason Palmer.
Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.
Everybody knows that airlines have wildly complicated algorithms that set their pricing.
Staying through a Saturday tends to be cheaper, for example.
But big American carriers now have a new wheeze, and solo travelers should beware.
And you can probably picture an American sports bar.
Lots of beer, lots of televisions, lots of men drinking beer and watching televisions.
We look at a growing trend that makes one crucial change to this scene.
There are a lot more women.
But first... I don't have to tell you that it's a period of great global and technological change.
It's exhausting and confusing.
One industry absolutely thrives on that kind of widespread confusion.
And the reaction to President Trump's announcement of those sweeping new tariffs that go into effect next week really range from relief to shock.
A seismic shift is taking place in world affairs.
The United States...
Geopolitics is forcing companies to rethink where and how they operate.
ChatGPT today, by the way, most of the time can give you better...
It's like a better diagnostician than most doctors in the world.