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

Bartleby

Would you rather be a manager or a leader?

The distinction is both valid and unhelpful

Bartleby

How big is the role of luck in career success?

Lubar: lucky beyond all recognition

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

Lithography lessons

Canon tries to break ASML’s grip on chipmaking tools

Good luck with that

Thrivers in India

Meet India’s mega-wealthy

The ranks of the ultra-rich are swelling

Schumpeter

Are America’s CEOs overpaid?

Unions are taking aim at the soaring compensation of bosses