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An undemanding recovery
Post-recession demand has bounced back more slowly than usual in rich countries
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When it comes to daily circulation, America's papers have had mixed fortunes
Twilight of the Twinkies
Choked up
Many eBay users are selling Twinkies from 40 cents to $100,000 apiece, following the collapse of Hostess Brands, an iconic American firm.
Catalonia and cartography
Trading places
Proportional maps showing what an independent Catalonia's exports would look like are only one way to quantify the data, and not necessarily the best way.
Comparing Mexican states with equivalent countries
Murderous matches
Comparing national murder tallies, murder rates and populations with Mexican states
Mexican drug war
Waves of violence
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Live and unplugged
In The World in 2013 we predict that the internet will become a mostly mobile medium. Who will be the winners and losers?
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Boom and bust
Which economies have seen the biggest annual rates of growth and contraction since 1980?
Focus
US housing