Playing to Win or Playing to Survive? Urbanisation and the Knowledge...
It is no surprise that cities around the world have been expanding over the last few decades. The pace of this trend is breath-taking....
Masayoshi Son: Great Business Visionary, or Deluded Dreamer?
He’s won, lost, then won a fortune again. Now he has amassed the gigantic ‘Vision Fund’ from which to spread investment around the world’s...
Sunak’s Budget brings relief to many – with a few misgivings
By HAL WILLIAMS
THE BRITISH chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced the 2021 Budget, with pledges to help recovery from the Covid pandemic.
The support package for...
Sharia banking weaves moral fibre into the West’s oft-flawed system
No pork, no porn, no booze: this traditional Islamic take on finance and funding relies on ancient ethical codes — and ensures lender and...
Apple shares fall as China bans iPhone use
By HAL WILLIAMS
ISAAC Newton would doubtless see the gravity of the situation: Apple's stock market valuation has fallen by more than six percent.
That’s quite...
Coinbase reaches for the sky as cryptocurrency surges
CRYPTOCURRENCY firm Coinbase has reached a market value of nearly £72.5bn ($100bn) in its stock market listing.
The US-based firm has clung onto the crypto...
Britain and Poland sign deal to develop ambitious travel hub
THE UK and Poland have signed an agreement to co-operate on the development of an international airport and railway interchange.
The decision to press on...
A Butterfly without Excuses: Progress Stalled
The ways of the world are quite often more straightforward than they at first glance appear to be. Whatever happens has a cause that...
Covid relief programme ‘looted by fraudsters’
UNITED States prosecutors are investigating “the largest fraud in US history” — billions of taxpayer dollars for coronavirus aid stolen and used to buy...
£672bn of SME borrowing is unprotected: Legal & General
LEGAL & GENERAL estimates a business protection gap of £672bn for SMEs — with an overall gap estimated to extend into the trillions.
Following their...
