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Can Grab and GoTo forge a South-East Asian tech champion?

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A rumoured merger may be scuppered by Indonesia’s government

Trump’s tariff mayhem has been a blessing for shippers

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But it has only staved off a coming plunge

The Gulf’s oil giants risk becoming sprawling conglomerates

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Although many of their investments have a commercial logic, the result looks increasingly unwieldy

The rail mega-merger that could transform American supply chains

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A tie-up between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would be messy but powerful

Where will be the Detroit of electric vehicles?

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A fierce battle is under way in China

The dark horse of AI labs

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How Anthropic’s missionary zeal is fuelling its commercial success

Why 24/7 trading is a bad idea

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There are advantages to the old-fashioned working day

Airlines’ favourite new pricing trick

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Our analysis shows that some carriers have started charging more for solo travellers

China’s smartphone champion has triumphed where Apple failed

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Having conquered carmaking, Xiaomi now has its sights set on world domination

Has Trump damaged the dollar?

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Yes. How badly will become clear in the next crisis

Are superstars as good when they move jobs?

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The AI-talent scramble raises an old question

The spectacular folly of Donald Trump’s copper tariffs

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Duties on the red metal will undermine the president’s wider economic agenda

Kraft Heinz is not the only food giant in trouble

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The industry is grappling with slowing demand, rising competition and new regulations

America throws big money at a small rare-earths mine

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Challenging China’s dominance will be a tall order

Move over, Tim Cook. Jensen Huang is America Inc’s new China envoy

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Nvidia’s boss is proving to be a canny diplomat

The hottest new travel destination for hotel brands: India

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It has a China-size population with a UAE-size room supply

Trump’s real threat: industry-specific tariffs

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Which countries would be hit hardest by levies on electronics and pharma products?

Stablecoins might cut America’s debt payments. But at what cost?

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The Trump administration will take any help it can get

Our Big Mac index will sadden America’s burger-lovers

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Trump’s tariffs have brought a double serving of pain

AI is killing the web. Can anything save it?

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The rise of ChatGPT and its rivals is undermining the economic bargain of the internet

Can Nvidia persuade governments to pay for “sovereign” AI?

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Politicians are warming to the idea

Silicon Valley is racing to build the first $1trn unicorn

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What could possibly go wrong?

America’s broken construction industry is a big problem for Trump

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It is beset by fragmentation, overregulation and underinvestment

Can a $9bn deal sustain CoreWeave’s stunning growth?

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The AI superstar faces competition and an over-reliance on big tech

A CEO’s summer guide to protecting profits

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America’s bosses are sharpening their axes

Pity France’s cognac-makers

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They have won a respite from China, but face growing pressures in America

Jane Street is chucked out of India. Other firms should be nervous

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Around the world, marketmakers now face extra scrutiny

Linda Yaccarino goes from X CEO to ex-CEO

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The top position at Elon Musk’s social-media platform is open once again

Don’t invest through the rearview mirror

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Markets are supposed to look forward; plenty of investors look back instead

The great dealmaker is conspicuously short of trade deals

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Donald Trump issues threats—and grants deadline extensions

Does working from home kill company culture?

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Our analysis suggests it depends on what sort of culture bosses want

On Lego, love and friendship

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Human relations are a useful way to think about brands

How America’s economy is dodging disaster

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It is astonishingly dynamic, even under the weight of tariffs

Jeff Bezos 2.0: new wife, newish job, old vision

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The Amazon founder’s semi-retirement plan

Would you pay $19 for a strawberry?

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The rise of luxury fruit

Kim Kardashian, Ryan Reynolds and the age of the celebrity brand

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Stars are using their fame to build thriving businesses

Vanguard will soon crush fees for even more investors

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Pity the firm’s rivals

India’s Licence Raj offers America important lessons

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Even when a protectionist system is dismantled, its problems can endure

A Wall Street wheeze makes a surprising comeback

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SPACs are back in favour

Ferrari is looking less like a carmaker and more like Hermès

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But will it thrive in the electric age?

Superstar coders are raking it in. Others, not so much

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For a few AI whizzes, pay is going ballistic

Are startup founders different?

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The best entrepreneurs ask themselves a particular question

Big, beautiful budgets: not just an American problem

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Across the rich world, governments are splashing the cash. What could go wrong?

How to tell the West’s car industry really is in trouble

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Suppliers, once far more profitable than auto firms, are struggling

Behind the world’s fragrances sits a shadowy oligopoly

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Trustbusters have been poking their noses into it

Who needs Accenture in the age of AI?

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The self-styled reinvention powerhouse faces its toughest job yet—remaking itself

Wendell Weeks, the small-town boss at the big-tech table

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Corning’s boss is a corporate stalwart with a passion for glass

Jane Street’s sneaky retention tactic

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It involves the use of an obscure, French programming language

How to escape taxes on your stocks

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Not that American investors need a guide—a booming industry is doing the job for them

The dream scenario for prediction markets

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Polymarket and Kalshi are soaring in popularity. With a few tweaks, they could really take off