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A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

The psychological toll it takes is huge—and mostly hidden

Forget valuations. Look out for search-engine hits and fund managers getting fired

Rich and poor consumers are seeing their spending patterns converge

Eventually the improbable, the implausible or the once-impossible will become inevitable

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist