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Discover why Japan has been hit by investing fever and the opportunities that may lay within the trillion-dollar AI boom. We also explore the reason why people are paying $19 for a single strawberry.
Past editions
Japan’s Government bonds: this time it won’t end well
Even as interest costs mount, politicians promise handouts.
It’s just not Labubu dolls. Chinese brands are booming.
They are winning customers at home and abroad.
Behind the world’s fragrances sits a shadowy oligopoly
Trustbusters have been poking their noses into it.
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.
Where will be the next electric-vehicle superpower?
Three Asian countries make their pitch.
The success of Ivory Coast is Africa’s best-kept secret
How has it managed to outshine its peers?
The luxury industry is poised for a deal wave
A proposed tie-up between Prada and Versace is just the start.
The best places to be a working woman in 2025
Our glass-ceiling index measures the role and influence of women in the workforce.
Inheriting is becoming nearly as important as working
More wealth means more money for baby-boomers to pass on. That is dangerous for capitalism and society.
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