Business

Business oasis
The mood at Davos in the desert is one of anxiety
A postcard from the Middle East’s premier business gabfest

Schumpeter
Lessons from frugal businesses minting money in India
Forget unicorns. To thrive in the subcontinent’s tricky market you are better off with a camel

A year in the life of Meta
How Mark Zuckerberg escaped a metaverse-sized hole
His long-term bet still stands, though

Blackened
Why China is restricting exports of graphite
Another escalation in the Sino-Western economic war

Of evils and evals
The world wants to regulate AI, but does not quite know how
There is disagreement over what is to be policed, how and by whom

The impossible job
Pity the modern manager—burnt-out, distracted and overloaded
Corporate leadership is more daunting, but also more important, than ever

Spread bets
Why big oil is beefing up its trading arms
A volatile world makes for choppy markets, and choppy markets make for rich profits