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The Economist
The Economist
The Economist for iPhone has long been enabling you to read or listen to full issues of the eponymous London-based weekly newspaper right on the palm of your hand. Now, with The Economist for Apple Watch, you can control playback of the newspaper's audio edition right on your wrist.
Features
This App Has Issues
Browse The Economist's latest issues, select one to listen to audio articles, and easily switch editions.
Listen Up
The Economist for Apple Watch comes with essential playback controls: play, pause, skip ahead to the next track, rewind for 15 seconds, and even modify playback speed.
What's on Your Lists
The Economist for Apple Watch lets you listen to audio articles from the tracklist or your playlist.
Now Playing on Your Wrist
See what audio article is currently playing with just a glance.
Developer
The Economist
The Economist online offers authoritative insight and opinion on international news, politics, business, finance, science and technology. It publishes all articles from The Economist print edition (including those printed only in British copies) and maintains a searchable online archive that dates back June 1997. It also offers a variety of web-only content, including blogs, debates and audio/video programs. The Economist online is part of The Economist Group and is responsible for The Economist on the internet. It has offices in New York, London, and San Francisco, and a growing worldwide editorial staff.