Columns


Business

Are startup founders different?

The best entrepreneurs ask themselves a particular question

Business

Who needs Accenture in the age of AI?

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

United States

Has Donald Trump solved Iran from the air?

Peace in his time

Europe

How strongmen mastered the art of dividing Europe

Soft-power Europe is often bested by hard-nosed autocrats

Asia

A surprise East Asian love-in

Donald Trump has given two neighbours more reasons to get along

Finance & economics

Why commodities are on a rollercoaster ride

Pity Tommy Norris. And his real-world equivalents

Finance & economics

The dream scenario for prediction markets

Polymarket and Kalshi are soaring in popularity. With a few tweaks, they could really take off

Britain

Feral Labour: why Sir Keir Starmer’s MPs have had enough

And why his government is in trouble

International

Feckless Europe accepts Trump’s Lone Ranger diplomacy

It is meekly welcoming the new sheriff’s vigilante justice

Culture

How to hear a Hollywood star sing, for free

Rachel Zegler’s streetside “Evita” reveals a lot about fame and London

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