What gives a task meaning?
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Work cannot be meaningful if it not only fails to help others but actually harms them.
Could this be the start of a golden era for Spotify?
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Commentators have been asking for years when the streaming giant will turn profitable – that time may now have come.
Rishi Sunak’s claims of a sicknote culture are nothing new.
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Welfare reforms targeted at the sick and disabled won’t boost government coffers. In fact, spending on those who need support and investing in less conditional systems has a real financial return.
Truong My Lan at her trial in Vietnam, April 2024.
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A recent corruption case in Vietnam has led to the owner of a bank being sentenced to death.
The LSE is losing some big names to the US.
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There are some fundamental differences between listing on the LSE and in the US – and they may be contributing to London’s decline.
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Some farmers are bewildered and anxious about changes to the way they work.
Business failures are on the rise in Britain.
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The law can help struggling firms turn their business around, but stigma around the legal terms may be deterring companies from acting in time.
Vulture Capitalism argues that there’s no fixing the system.
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Despite being an unashamedly Marxist critique of the economic consensus, Vulture Capitalism has been making bestseller lists.
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The Bank of England and the OBR hold politicians back, but with good reason.
The bitcoin halving happens only once every four years.
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There are reasons to believe that the bitcoin halving could keep the value of the currency high.
Influencers, online retail and AI have created a new generation of customers for Sephora.
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Increased confidence from its AI developments, as well as the spending might of the TikTok generation, may have played a role.
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New research reveals the hidden costs of ‘gamification’.
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Raising interest rates can’t stop Japan’s currency from sinking to a record low.
‘Computer says yes.’
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A recent study of the car loans sector showed that a machine learning algorithm could make decisions that were 34% more profitable than salespeople in dealerships.
Up or down?
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A gap has opened up between inflation in the US compared to other regions like Europe and China.
A Shinkansen bullet train running past Mount Fuji in Japan.
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The Shinkansen bullet train is symbolic of Japan’s position as a railway superpower.
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Today’s young professionals entered the labour market in uncertain times.
The national living wage has just been raised by 10%.
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Since being introduced in 2016, the UK national living wage has risen to become one of the highest in the world.
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The modern Mexico–US drug trade is rooted in the unintended consequences of government policy on both sides of the border.
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Paris will be at the centre of the global sporting stage this summer.
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The resignation of the firm’s CEO and chair after yet another safety failure show something fundamental needs to change.
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Some people think the decision to impose higher tariffs is just an excuse used by the EU to keep protecting its own farmers.
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There is a lack of women guiding the booming fintech industry.
Elon Musk’s motor company is facing challenging times.
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The company’s fortunes could depend on celebrity CEO Elon Musk keeping focus.
The rivalry between China and India will be accentuated by a possible return to the White House of Donald Trump.
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India’s Modi may be betting on Trump’s return to the White House to build on their existing relationship.