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Jane Street’s sneaky retention tactic

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It involves the use of an obscure, French programming language

AI valuations are verging on the unhinged

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Unless superintelligence is just around the corner

How OnlyFans transformed porn

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The platform, now up for sale, has made a smutty business far more lucrative

It’s not just Labubu dolls. Chinese brands are booming

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They are winning customers at home and abroad

The three rules of conference panels

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One unfiltered moderator, three panellists and a universal experience

Victoria’s Secret is struggling to reinvent itself

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Investors are growing impatient

Mark Zuckerberg is spending megabucks on an AI hiring spree

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Meta engages in a high-stakes battle to unseat OpenAI

The family saga at Germany’s media colossus takes an unusual twist

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The owner of Penguin Random House and BMG is returning to family management

Can a car boss turn around Gucci’s owner?

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Kering is the latest troubled firm to seek an outside saviour

Japan is obsessed with rice. And prices have gone ballistic

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Politicians are reaching for increasingly extreme measures

AI is turning the ad business upside down

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At the industry’s annual event in Cannes, executives are feeling the heat

Investors ignore world-changing news. Rightly

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The Nothing Ever Happens Market

Why China is giving away its tech for free

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Its newfound fondness for open-source is awkward for an authoritarian state

What employees think of their companies’ values

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We run the rule over 900 firms and 19 industries

How to build the right corporate culture

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It is critical to firms’ success. Here’s what managers should do about it

What an Israel-Iran war means for oil prices

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We investigate possible scenarios

Make America French Again

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Gallic lessons for the American private sector

The world’s biggest food company plans to beef up in America

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JBS, Brazil’s meat-packing giant, wants to expand. Will its critics let it?

Can robotaxis put Tesla on the right road?

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Elon Musk’s falling out with Donald Trump will not help

America and China have spooked each other

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With the costs of the trade war abundantly clear, officials seek to restore their truce

A checklist for decision-making

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Companies run on decisions. Asking three questions makes choices better

Can Tim Cook stop Apple going the same way as Nokia?

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It’s time to tear up the rule book

The 11-year-old Ukrainian YouTuber snapping at MrBeast’s heels

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Diana Kydysiuk is growing up—and growing rich—on camera

Muslim “modest-wear” is a hit with fashionistas of all faiths

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Long hemlines and loose styles please the fashion gods

Germany thinks about cancelling a public holiday

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There are plenty to chose from

AI agents are turning Salesforce and SAP into rivals

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Artificial intelligence is blurring the distinction between front office and back office

What Bicester Village says about the luxury industry

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Everyone loves a bargain

How managing energy demand got glamorous

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Technology and power come together

Stanley Fischer mixed rigour and realism, compassion and cool-headedness

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The former IMF, Bank of Israel and Federal Reserve official died on May 31st

Which universities will be hit hardest by Trump’s war on foreign students?

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It’s not the Ivy League

Even as the Murdochs bitterly feud, their empire thrives

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Why are investors so keen on their legacy media companies?

A short guide to salary negotiations

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Don’t threaten. Do research

Can Korea Inc step up?

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Asia’s faded corporate star gets another chance to shine

Will European business turn away from America?

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Trump’s tariffs are making China look more attractive

Europe’s attempted bonfire of red tape is impressing no one

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From CSRD to GDPR, the EU’s alphabet soup is still causing despair

How might China win the future? Ask Google’s AI

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The country’s sprawling industrial policy is beyond mere human comprehension

The Economist’s business internship

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We invite applications for the 2025 Marjorie Deane internship

The courts block Trump’s tariffs. Can he circumvent their verdict?

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American trade policy is in chaos

Boeing enjoys a Trump bump

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Are its troubles finally behind it?

The battle to cash in on Chinese AI heats up

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Who will come out on top?

The contest to cash in on Chinese AI heats up

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Who will come out ahead?

Why it has never been better to be a big company

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The upheaval brought by AI and Trump favours corporate giants—for now

A manager’s guide to handling crises

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How to keep calm and carry on

Universal wants to steal Disney’s theme-park magic

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It should brace for a bumpy ride

What the failure of a superstar student reveals about economics

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Aidan Toner-Rodgers was enjoying a meteoric rise at MIT. Then questions started to be asked about his work

Will Jamie Dimon build the first trillion-dollar bank?

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We interview JPMorgan Chase’s boss, and his lieutenants

Big box v brands: the battle for consumers’ dollars

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American retailers are slugging it out with their suppliers

Welcome to the AI trough of disillusionment

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Tech giants are spending big, but many other companies are growing frustrated

China’s battery giant eyes world domination

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CATL’s blockbuster listing will power its expansion

American companies have a new image problem

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Donald Trump is hurting brands from Coca-Cola to Jack Daniel’s