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America is turning away China’s goods. Where will they go instead?

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South-East Asia is exposed to both Chinese import competition and American ire

The trade war may reverse Hong Kong’s commercial decline

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Asia’s once-dominant business centre is regaining ground lost to Shanghai, Singapore and New York

Reclaiming the office lunch

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Why stopping to eat is a good idea

LinkedIn’s unlikely role in the AI race

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People are using the social network differently. It is using them differently, too

Poor countries would miss King Dollar

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Even though they normally like a weaker greenback

How Trump might topple the dollar

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For the first time in many decades, the greenback looks vulnerable

Does every business need a cash pile like Warren Buffett’s?

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Not necessarily

How freaked out is Asian business about the Trump tariffs?

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Less than the markets will have you believe

How Hermès defied the luxury slump

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And its lessons for other high-end brands

Amazon’s $20bn push into orbit targets SpaceX and China

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It thinks satellite internet could be a big money-maker

Biohacking in the office

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One company’s experiment with enhancing its workforce

Tariffs will send costs soaring. Which firms will raise prices?

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Brand, customer profile and the availability of alternatives all play a part

The tariff madness of King Donald, explained

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As his policy turns on a dime, pity those tasked with justifying his actions

The financial system at the brink

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Chaotic markets threatened to trigger a full-blown crisis

TikTok’s bizarre sale process gets even weirder

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Donald Trump extends the highly politicised auction by another 75 days

Despite the rally, Apple still faces a trade-war nightmare

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The rest of corporate America has to live with uncertainty too

Apple gets caught in a trade-war nightmare

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The world’s most valuable firm is in an excruciating position

One of the world’s biggest mega-malls is worryingly empty

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Chinese shoppers are splurging on leisure, not designer brands

Does it pay for bosses to embrace nationalism?

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For some firms, apparently so

Athletics pays less than other sports. Michael Johnson wants to change that

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Grand Slam Track, a new series of races, plans a fan-friendly format

China and America are racing to develop the best AI. But who is ahead in using it?

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The race is closer than many in America would like to believe

Are there any business winners in Trump 2?

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No, definitely not Tesla

Donald Trump digs deep to revive American mining

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Reducing dependency on imports will be hard

Donald Trump’s plan for American carmaking is full of potholes

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Taxing imported motors may not create many new jobs at home

Barnes & Noble, a bookstore, is back in the business of selling books

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Toys, backpacks and bottled water are out

Teams and extremes

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What space, submarines and polar research teach about teamwork

What space, submarines and polar research teach about teamwork

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Fed up with your colleagues? It could be worse

How safe is your DNA in a bankruptcy?

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23andMe’s demise raises thorny legal questions

Big law’s capitulation to Donald Trump may be bad for business

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As well as being a moral failure

Big law’s capitulation to Donald Trump is a business failure

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Not just a moral one

Lobbyists hope that Trump will produce a bonanza

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They have their work cut out

China is the West’s corporate R&D lab. Can it remain so?

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Foreign firms want Chinese boffins. America and China may have other plans

ASML’s boss has a warning for Europe

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Christophe Fouquet threatens to head elsewhere if his firm is not better protected

Musk Inc is under serious threat

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The world’s richest man has lost focus. His competitors are taking advantage

The luxury industry is poised for a deal wave

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A proposed tie-up between Prada and Versace is just the start

East Asia’s arms-makers are on the rise

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Rising demand at home and abroad is fuelling their growth

The horrors of shared docs

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Transparent, user-friendly, maddening

How hospitals inflate America’s giant health-care bill

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Non-profit institutions are no help

East Asia’s armsmakers are on the rise

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Rising demand at home and abroad is fuelling their growth

Should BHP, Rio Tinto and Vale learn from Chinese rivals?

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The mining industry is drifting apart into two distinct models

Will Trump’s tariffs turbocharge foreign investment in America?

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Companies from Asahi to TSMC are expanding production in America—for now

Western companies are experimenting with DeepSeek

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But concerns over security, censorship and dependence on China remain

The importance of repetition in the workplace

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The importance of repetition in the workplace

The race to elect the next head of the Olympics is heating up

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The winner will be faced with growing competition and a changing media landscape

America First may be a boon for Walmart’s Mexican business

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No, really

7-Eleven is still struggling to fend off its Canadian suitor

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The saga points to the sluggish pace of corporate reform in Japan

Why “labour shortages” don’t really exist

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Use the term, and you are almost always a bad economist or a special pleader

Your guide to the new anti-immigration argument

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Nativists say that migrants raise house prices, cost money and undermine economic growth. Do they have a point?

Elon Musk’s antics are not the only problem for Tesla

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The carmaker’s falling sales are sinking for other reasons too

Will America’s stockmarket convulsions spread?

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Investors are hurrying to find alternatives—but all face difficulties of their own