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

As ghoulish as it sounds, it is far better than the alternative

Do you want 24 pots of slime? Or packets of pork scratchings?

Byrne Hobart explains the difference between losing your shirt and losing your mind

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

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