Category: Economy
How McKinsey lost its edge
As it nears 100, is the world’s most illustrious consultancy past its prime? …
American businesses are running out of ways to avoid tariff pain
A big squeeze on profits may be coming …
Hello Kitty’s owner is purring contentedly
Sanrio is becoming a powerhouse of licensing intellectual property …
The remarkable rise of “greenhushing”
Businesses once trumpeted their climate goals. Now they are quietly plugging away …
How big tech plans to feed AI’s voracious appetite for power
As data centres get more energy-hungry, the hyperscalers get more creative …
Can Bernard Arnault steer LVMH out of crisis?
Investors are starting to call for the luxury conglomerate to break itself apart …
The Gulf’s oil giants risk becoming sprawling conglomerates
Although many of their investments have a commercial logic, the result looks increasingly unwieldy …
