Trade war ‘almost inevitable’ as Trump’s steel tariffs start to bite
Countries line-up to target US products with their own retaliatory taxes. HAL WILLIAMS reports
EUROPE, Canada and Mexico are girding their loins for a trade...
Boundary change plan revives controversy in Costa del Sol
Proposals to shift borders within Spain’s Marbella council area are raising land values – and eyebrows. BV’s man-on-the-ground JASON AGNEW has a sniff around.
MARBELLA,...
Corporate Punishment
The UK government has pledged to crack down on ‘bad’ boardroom behaviour. But how far can it go? And will the corporate world fall...
Amazon Overflowing Into New Premises
As if Amazon’s current HQ wasn’t colossal enough, the internet-based retailer is in the market for a second mega-HQ big enough for 50,000 staff....
Disruption in Politics: Be Careful What You Wish For
Political disruptors have, once again, become fashionable – and popular. They always do when societies grow tired of business as usual and politicians that...
Disruption: Its Use and Abuse
Well into the 1990s, the mediascape of The Netherlands had but a single player of note – daily newspaper De Telegraaf ruled and did...
William Hill write-down slashes value of bookie’s Australian operation
The first rule of gambling: ‘The house always wins.’ So how has William Hill managed to veer so far off-course with its Australian operations?
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Good reasons cryptocurrency is likely to become ‘the future of commerce’
Analyst BRIAN G. SEWELL speculates that Bitcoin et al, although flawed, will change the way the world does business
I WOULD rather see the SEC...
Robert J Schiller: Fighting the Next Global Financial Crisis
What do people mean when they criticise generals for fighting the last war? It’s not that generals ever think they will face the same...
Etihad Swoop For Tony Douglas As New CEO
Former military defence expert is to take up the role in January, but can he stop the rot in Abu Dhabi where the airline...
