2025-09-10
22 分钟The Economist.
Hello, and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.
I'm Rosie Braw.
And I'm Jason Palmer.
Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.
I eat chocolate every day, so this story is close to my stomach.
Cocoa prices are now so high that scientists are developing lab grown beans.
Question is, are they as good as the real thing?
And people thinking of having a little holiday in America might have thought twice about it this year.
Has all of the tumult of Trump 2 had an effect on tourism numbers?
It's a complicated question.
So, we put one of our brilliant data folks on it.
But first, In Doha, the capital of Qatar yesterday, explosions.
Very unexpected explosions.
Oh my god.
Oh my god.
Oh my god.
Oh my god.
Something people mind me, holy.
Israeli air strikes pummeled a building north of the city center.