From the archive: how do different generations respond to stress? Research shows younger workers will open up about mental health issues — but their older colleagues still turn to alcohol. on.ft.com/49MDh2X

Since the global financial crisis, home prices across OECD countries have risen 37% in real terms, straining affordability. The impact is felt most by younger generations, with 60% of respondents below 40 worried about housing costs. imf.org/en/Publication…

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In the third quarter of this year, official UK figures showed 13% of 16 to 24-year-olds were Neets — an acronym for not in education, employment or training. on.ft.com/4gPvTWY

Coupling and Fertility are Falling. In Finland, Mexico, Peru, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey and the US, both are going down. Superb column by John Burn-Murdoch A must-read for anyone interested in why fertility is falling, and how to respond. 🧵

Interesting nuance in the post-literate society discourse: The OECD study showing falling adult literacy finds the decline is concentrated among middle-aged and older adults. Young people’s literacy is *markedly higher* today than a decade ago.

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The world has passed “peak child”— The number of children in the world has stopped growing. This moment in time was given the term “peak child” by the late Hans Rosling. The chart shows the estimated number of children under five years old globally up to 2023, with projections

Over half of the world’s countries and regions—representing two-thirds of the global population—now have fertility rates below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman.

😮 CEO of Octopus energy on Sky News yesterday morning - “If we did location pricing, every region would be cheaper Scotland would go from the most expensive electricity in Europe - to the cheapest.”

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European stocks rose above their highest closing level on record, boosted by optimism that corporate earnings are remaining resilient at a time of rising trade uncertainties with the US trib.al/f8PWeKE

UK taxpayers will end up paying £150 billion to cover the total losses incurred by the Bank of England on its quantitative easing program, according to new estimates trib.al/mSjgyVM

Nearly half of the world’s habitable land is used for agriculture. Of this global agricultural land, 80% is used for livestock, despite meat and dairy making up a much smaller share of the world's protein and calories.

An FT analysis of more than 1.9bn train arrivals shows Germany’s state-owned rail group Deutsche Bahn consistently delivers one of the least reliable services in central Europe on.ft.com/3CY3C1Z

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