Added to the complications of dealing with such a unique type of loss, is the fact that many people feel uncomfortable talking about personal issues with their colleagues.
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Analysis and Comment
The end of the era of self-regulation for big tech companies is nigh.
The shifting market for air travel has forced Airbus to abandon the production of one of the most impressive aircraft of all time, the super-jumbo A380. Was it folly, bad luck or both?
Revolut recently got an EU banking licence from Lithuania but it's facing some political headwinds.
Buhari’s handling of the economy has been somewhere between poor and appalling. But the same could be said of past administrations.
Parliaments might argue more but they make democracy more stable and produce stronger economies.
For the few cases that go awry, the main problems are pre-existing medical conditions and escape attempts.
Some banks are moving their operations out of London. Others are moving in to serve British clients they might not be able to reach from the EU.
What Brexit means for future UK-Japan business.
Guess how much the average funeral now costs. Hint: it's more than most people pay for a second hand car.
Numbers are largely viewed as holding the truth. But this is an unrealistic expectation.
Research shows that job interviews are a seriously flawed way of finding out how a potential employee might perform in the future.
Academics from different disciplines come Head to Head in this series to tackle topical debates.
Why much of the fate of the Irish border lies in the future of the UK's customs arrangements with the EU.
Even if there are delays, Britain produces half of the food it consumes and trade with the EU will not stop overnight.
The EU and Japan's economies together account for about a third of global GDP.
Having a huge emotional connection to the club and its fans means Solskjaer could lead Manchester United more effectively than Mourinho.
An obsession with GDP growth fails to account for some of society's most pressing problems.
Shareholder pressure and influence brings with it the quest for short-term returns at the expense of longer-term creativity and innovation.
Gen Z is best positioned to influence business practices, rather than global climate agreements, where political gridlock appears to be the status quo.
The UK can expect a hit of nearly 6% to its GDP, while for the rest of EU it will be 1% or less.
There is a plethora of highly troubling issues facing the global economy that are caused, in part, by globalisation.
Has the relationship between the Trump brand and the US president's politics gone too far?
There's a time cost and a risk of overspending for customers. For retailers, returns can be a massive headache.
Monopolies are bad for innovation and dismantling them would help the US economy compete.
Rumours that West Ham's Marko Arnautovic is heading to China in a multi-million pound deal are a classic symptom of the transfer window.
Research and News
Brexit has stimulated the debate about the net economic benefits of EU membership. New findings show these are not clearly positive.
Brexit
Britain has long dreamed of breaking away from the European continent but global trade has never replaced links with its close neighbours.
Its billionaire boss was a strong supporter of exiting the EU. Now the company is moving its headquarters out of Britain, too.
A few billion is not a massive amount compared to the government's total budget for the year. But it could significantly help school and police budgets.
For two-and-a-half years misstep has followed misstep.
Investors – like everyone else – have little idea of what's going to happen next and are reacting accordingly.
Ending austerity series
Wage-increases can end austerity.
A national investment bank will bring much needed investment and create new technology, infrastructure and services that will lead to a fairer and greener economy.
Austerity policies cut Britain's brief recovery from the financial short and brought recession, stagnation and growing poverty.
Trade
Too many African countries believe Beijing when they are told in negotiations that they must take it or leave it.
The cargo ship was built at around the time that England was beginning to look further afield for trade opportunities.
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Research and Expert Database
Bitcoin has been on a downward ride over the last year, steadily trading below US$4,000. It could get worse.
A fairer and more efficient way of taxing wealth can benefit society as a whole.
A culture of silence suggests for every headline about sexual harassment, many more cases go unreported.
When it comes to tackling unacceptable forms of work, lessons can be learned from the global South.
A critical review of research into inequality shows the formula for reducing it is surprisingly simple.
There were 6,566 more suicides in the 2008-09 period that were a direct consequence of the rapid decline of equity values.
House prices in London fell by 0.6% in June after years of high growth.
Talk of Saudi Arabia helping Elon Musk take Tesla private is the latest example of a long line of sovereign wealth fund investments.
The strict nature, implementation and dramatic social costs of the EU bailouts prompt questions about their effectiveness.
You can be a better tourist this summer. Here's how.
Employees and their pensions will increasingly be at the mercy of financial markets thanks to a coalition of culprits.
Cuba is freeing up the market in residential private property but with a public referendum still to come, what impact will such measures have for ordinary Cubans.
The Anthill 27: Confidence.
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A podcast about confidence – from how it works in our brains and whether it can get us ahead at work to how confidence tricksters fool people into falling for their scams.
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Christiana Herringham: artist, collector, suffragist — Royal Holloway
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