From the editor | December 27

So what does 2020 hold for the world of business and economics? Driverless grocery stores, a race to be Europe’s next financial hub and ... a glut of new economists with big ideas. You heard about them here first.

Fay Schlesinger, OZY Managing Editor

Opinion

OZY Takes You Ahead of the Curve in Business and Economics

It’s our business to stay ahead of the global business stories that matter most.

There are plenty of experts whose job is analyzing how companies are performing today — and how the economy is faring now. That’s all fine and well, but at OZY, we take it as a mandate to look ahead to see what’s coming — and report back to our readers. Today, we’ve compiled a list of 10 pieces where OZY was the first to report on what’s new and next in business, finance and economic policy.

Fast Forward

Which City Is Winning the Race to Be Europe’s Next Finance Hub? None

Brexit is sparking a race between several European cities to grab a growing number of financial institutions fleeing London.

A growing list of European cities are battling it out to become the continent’s next big finance hub. Financial institutions are charting their departures from London, unwilling to wait around on Brexit details. And no one city is winning just yet.

Fast Forward

The Future of Maritime Trade? Unmanned Ships

Autonomous ships are set to ride rough waves and a storm of concerns to reshape one of mankind’s oldest modes of transportation.

Fast Forward

Silicon Valley Is Going to Mexico … for Talent

American tech firms are setting up research centers south of the border, targeting an affordable talent pool they’re increasingly unable to find at home.

Rising Stars

Should Countries Profit Each Time You Buy an iPhone? This Economist Says Yes

Economist Mariana Mazzucato thinks the government should get a cut when it backs technologies that turn massive profits.

Rising Stars

This Economist Wants to Change the Meaning of Money

Stephanie Kelton says the government can create more money to fund anything and everything.

Fast Forward

The Future of the Private Space Industry Is … Communist China

Beijing’s private space market, just four years old, is growing faster than anyone else’s. As are the country’s ambitions.

Rising Stars

A Job for Everyone? This 21st-Century Keynes Says It’s Possible

William Darity Jr., a Duke University professor, has pushed the idea of a federal jobs guarantee into the mainstream.

Fast Forward

Africa Embraces an $8 Billion Solar Market for Going Off-Grid

From Kenya and Tanzania to Nigeria and Ivory Coast, off-grid African communities are embracing solar energy.

Fast Forward

Your Grocery Store and Office May Soon Come to You

Designers are building a future in which work, play and retail spaces will come to you, redefining the modern-day commute.

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