Business


Business

Behind the world’s fragrances sits a shadowy oligopoly

Trustbusters have been poking their noses into it

Business

Who needs Accenture in the age of AI?

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

Business

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

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

Middle East & Africa

Call centres could be a gold mine for Africa

Forget factories. There is a better answer to the continent’s jobs crisis

Business

AI valuations are verging on the unhinged

Unless superintelligence is just around the corner

Business

How OnlyFans transformed porn

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

Business

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

They are winning customers at home and abroad

Business

The three rules of conference panels

One unfiltered moderator, three panellists and a universal experience

Business

Can a car boss turn around Gucci’s owner?

Kering is the latest troubled firm to seek an outside saviour

Business

Victoria’s Secret is struggling to reinvent itself

Investors are growing impatient

Business

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

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

Business

Mark Zuckerberg is spending megabucks on an AI hiring spree

Meta engages in a high-stakes battle to unseat OpenAI