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The remarkable rise of AppLovin

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A fast rising digital-ad firm attracts both enthusiasts and sceptics

The Dutch seize control of Nexperia from its Chinese owner

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The most aggressive move yet in Europe’s effort to save its semiconductor industry

TED gets new bosses and changes direction

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The event organiser heads into ed tech

Sloponomics: who wins and loses in the AI-content flood?

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Against all odds, the deluge might be good for creators

Why bosses need to wake up to dark patterns

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Of roach motels and countdown clocks

Indian microfinance is in trouble

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A model that has lifted millions out of poverty is threatened by rising defaults

America’s bankers are riding high. Why are they so worried?

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Their latest earnings do not represent unalloyed good news

Would inflation-linked bonds survive an inflationary default?

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A thought experiment on the nearest thing to a safe asset

China is going after American firms to hit back at Donald Trump

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Its investigation of Qualcomm may be the latest example

Joel Mokyr deserves his Nobel prize

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The Nobel committee is belatedly recognising economic history

America and China return to fierce trade conflict

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Donald Trump threatens an extra 100% levy as rare-earth minerals prompt a fresh spat

Front-line economics: lessons from Russia’s neighbours

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How to survive on the border of war

Nvidia’s $100bn bet on OpenAI raises more questions than it answers

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What if OpenAI hits a roadblock?

The perverse consequence of America’s $100,000 visa fees 

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Offshoring to India and other countries could accelerate 

Nvidia’s $5bn stake in Intel is a shrewd political move 

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But it deepens the incestuousness of the AI industry 

Are you addicted to shopping?

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On social media, it can be hard to resist the urge to splurge

Can the UAE gain a foothold in AI by being friends with everyone?

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The Emiratis’ carefully calibrated large language model

The $4trn accounting puzzle at the heart of the AI cloud

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A beancounter’s look at the hyperscalers’ balance-sheets

If quarterly-earnings rules were scrapped, would anyone notice?

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Donald Trump’s criticism misses the point

Why European workers need to switch jobs

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The continent’s labour market is ill-suited to an age of disruption

How many reports should a manager have?

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The span of control

Ukraine faces a $19bn budget black hole

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Without funding, the country will be left vulnerable

Despite presidential animus, America’s solar industry is buzzing

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And investment is on the rise

The brutal fight to dominate Chinese carmaking

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Pity Ford, VW and other Western manufacturers

America’s economy defies gloomy expectations

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As the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates, growth is holding up

How do you pronounce Biemlfdlkk? The brands lost in translation

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As they race to go global, many Chinese companies are choosing new names

Can Nestlé’s third boss in little over a year turn things round?

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Things have gone from sweet to bitter at the world’s biggest food firm

In French business, boring beats sexy

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To find solace from France’s corporate malaise, look away from the glamorous

Sea Ltd, Singapore’s e-commerce king, prepares to battle TikTok

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Online shopping is moving to social media

Reviewing the annual performance review

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What would happen if the tables were turned?

How grain has gone from famine to feast

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Prices are close to a five-year low

Why American bondholders are jumpy about inflation

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The Federal Reserve prepares to cut interest rates in tricky circumstances

Lachlan Murdoch, media’s newest mogul

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Fox’s decades-long succession battle is finally over

Chinese trade is thriving despite America’s attacks

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The rest of the world is willing to be “ripped off”

Why investors are piling into niche sports

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Streaming and festival-like spectacles are helping smaller leagues win young audiences

Faith in God-like large language models is waning

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That may be good news for AI laggards like Apple

Broken workflows—and how to fix them

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Extremely chaotic and incredibly simple

Why nuclear is now a booming industry

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Even if an atomic revival is far from assured

Morocco is now a trade and manufacturing powerhouse

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The country’s ports and factories are humming

How Lululemon fell out of fashion

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Farewell to figure-hugging leggings; baggy is in

What the splinternet means for big tech

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Unpleasant new trade-offs, for starters

What if artificial intelligence is just a “normal” technology?

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Its rise might yet follow the path of previous technological revolutions

The hard right’s plans for Europe’s economy

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It has moderated, but offers little hope of growth-boosting reform

Google and Apple dodge an antitrust bullet

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They have artificial intelligence to thank

China turns crypto-curious

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But would the country’s leaders really want stablecoins to succeed?

The threat of deflation stalks Asia’s economies

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Blame China, slumping commodities and creaky growth

How the migrant crackdown threatens America Inc

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Unwinding the country’s legal migration system could be worse than mass deportations

Service stations are getting a glow-up

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EV drivers want a more pleasant experience while they wait for their cars to charge

Service stations are receiving a glow-up

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EV drivers want a more pleasant experience while they wait for their cars to charge

How much trouble is the world’s biggest offshore-wind developer in?

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Orsted is suffering from Donald Trump’s grudge against “windmills”