Hand-picked stories from this week's issue of The Economist.
 | | | Editor’s picks | | January 5th 2017 | | | | | | | | | | This week we have two covers. In Britain we consider Theresa May, six months into her term as prime minister. Despite grandiose promises when she took office, and a reputation for competence, what she stands for is still unclear—perhaps even to her
In the rest of the world our cover examines the transformative power of voice technology. Computers without screens and keyboards have the potential to be more useful, powerful and ubiquitous, provided technical and privacy challenges can be overcome
Zanny Minton Beddoes, Editor-in-Chief | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bottom of the class | | South Africa spends more on education, as a fraction of GDP, than European countries do on average. Yet it ranks at the bottom of educational league tables. What explains its terrible results? | | READ MORE > | | | | | | |  | | South Africa spends more on education, as a fraction of GDP, than European countries do on average. Yet it ranks at the bottom of educational league tables. What explains its terrible results? | | READ MORE > | | | | | | | | | | |  |  | | | | | | | A life less sweet | | As rivals nibble at Nestlé’s business, the food giant's new boss, Ulf Mark Schneider, must find a formula for growth. It may involve hollow sugar crystals, among other ingredients | | READ MORE > | | | | | | | | | | | | | | China’s Shakespeare | | Piggybacking on the 400th anniversary of the English playwright’s death has helped China raise the international profile of its own bard, Tang Xianzu, who also died in 1616 | | READ MORE > | | | | | | |  | | Piggybacking on the 400th anniversary of the English playwright’s death has helped China raise the international profile of its own bard, Tang Xianzu, who also died in 1616 | | READ MORE > | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Politics this week | | Barack Obama expelled 35 Russian diplomats and imposed new economic sanctions in retaliation against Russian hackers’ interference in America’s election. American intelligence agencies say that Russia released stolen e-mails of Democratic Party officers in order to aid the campaign of Donald Trump. Vladimir Putin declined to strike back, winning praise from Mr Trump | | SEE ARTICLE > | | MORE FROM THE WORLD THIS WEEK > | | | | | Business this week | | Stockmarkets had a good 2016. The S&P 500 rose by 10% over the 12 months and the Dow Jones by 13%. The FTSE 100 recovered from its Brexit wobbles to end 14% up; Russia's RTS index soared after the election of Mr Trump to finish 52% higher; and Brazil's Bovespa rose by 39%. But Italy's main index fell by 10%, and China's Shanghai Composite ended the year 12% lower | | SEE INDICATOR > | | MORE FROM THE WORLD THIS WEEK > | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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