Even after a weak patch, America’s economy is still in high gear
Oct 31st 2021MANAGERS AT Hub Group, a transportation company, used to be able to click a few buttons at their headquarters in Illinois and, eight weeks later, receive a new shipping container from China, ready for use in America. But recently Phillip Yeager, the firm’s president, faced a headache. After a long wait at the…
Japan’s ruling party wins another election
OBARA HIROYUKI, a 33-year-old office worker in Tokyo, considered voting for the first time this year. But he overslept on October 31st—election day—and had other plans in the afternoon. When it comes to politics, “nothing grabs my attention,” he says. “Nobody around me votes—at work, there’s a sense that you shouldn’t talk about politics.”Mr Obara’s…