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South African economist is one of leading voices questioning the way we relate everything to a single statistic.
The prospect of a Marine Le Pen victory has financial markets spooked. For good reason.
We get angry about pay disparities, but the complex nature of executive salaries makes it hard to know where to start.
Expect big companies to muscle in on the law-making.
The soaring cost of housing has helped make capital ownership more profitable than work.
Redressing the balance can start from the bottom up.
Theresa May has read the economic runes – and called an election while she still confidently can.
Wealth inequality is no 21st-century phenomenon. But it was decisively shaped by public policy during the last 100 years as economies emerged from war and redesigned the structures for life.
Independent brewer joins the long list of small counter-culture firms that sold us revolution and walked away wealthy.
But standards of service are so low across the US airline industry that United may well get away with it.
A universal basic income would enable people to embrace the gig economy and give them greater leverage in the jobs they choose.
While the government’s opponents rage about benefits being cut, claims on what remains are often barely 50% of those entitled.
Elements of the condition are well suited to getting on with business.
Stars of one of sport’s biggest success stories are slowly revealing the dangerous influence of Spice Girls-style postfeminism.
Is it time the Premier League developed an on-demand, Netflix-style football watching service?
Why we can expect Xi Jinping and Donald Trump’s meeting at Mar-a-Lago to be a success.
Why do people choose to drop the spending and devote their time to another way of living?
In a highly individualistic world where work prevents us from spending time with friends and family, a universal basic income could change society.
China’s One Belt, One Road initiative is holding international summit in Beijing, but no Western leaders have said they are coming yet.
Waitrose has withdrawn its free coffee offer to loyalty cardholders – but on what grounds?
Changes to the benefits system delve into the pockets of the poor and will lead to more families and disabled people needing to use food banks.
The health of our pensions can ebb and flow with mortality rates, and the latest data has delivered a shock.
By responding to passenger violence by training staff, airline management fail to address fundamental issues with their low cost profit model.
The search engine’s founders saw this one coming 20 years ago. So how should they react now?