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There’s no back-to-normal for CEO pandemic perks
Many of the perks the C-suite got their companies to bestow on them during Covid seem to be here to stay
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:
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How Heineken tapped into China’s beer market
The country’s biggest brewer is using its Dutch partner to reach more of the growing premium segment
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:China’s ‘special forces’ tourists flock to Hong Kong but spend little
Cost-conscious day-trippers from mainland are replacing luxury shoppers, hitting the retail sector
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Saudi Arabia turns to golf in bid to boost tourism
BlackBerry co-founder Jim Balsillie is investing $100mn to develop luxury golf resorts in the kingdom
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Reform UK’s first week running local government
Right-wing populist group has inherited acute financial crises following election wins across England
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Defence spending is up — but on all the wrong things
The changing nature of military operations will affect both markets and politics
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Austrian chancellor says EU asylum rules are no longer fit for purpose
Christian Stocker adopts hardline policy in bid to bring ‘contentment’ to Austrian voters riled up by far right
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:‘Expect no miracle’: Ukraine braces for Russia’s summer offensive
Ukrainian troops struggle with exhaustion but pledge to fight ‘until we break the Russians’ belief that we can be defeated’
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Foreign Office staff in London face major cull
Department could see headcount fall by up to 25 per cent, says official
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Xi’s history shapes China’s diplomatic strategy
The Chinese leader doesn’t want a negotiated settlement. He wants a long war of resistance
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:First Group dispute threatens to overshadow Labour’s rail nationalisation plans
Nationalisation of South Western Railway, one of UK’s busiest train operators, is first by the current government
Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source:Washington exempts Syria from Assad-era sanctions
State department licence to transact frees up scope for Damascus to attract foreign investment
Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source:Elon Musk's X temporarily down for tens of thousands of users
Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of SpaceX and Tesla, acquired X, formerly known as Twitter, in 2022.
Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source:U.S. travelers say these are the 10 most popular summer destinations around the globe: 'People are craving relaxation'
Tripadvisor ranked the destinations based on data from an online survey conducted between March and April 2025.
Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source:How On is taking on Nike and Adidas in the sneaker race
Nike and Adidas have long dominated the global sportswear market, but Swiss sneaker company On is quickly gaining ground.
Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source:This doctor discovered ‘the longevity nutrient’: The 1 food she always eats to be sure she gets enough of it
Stephanie Venn-Watson helped discover an essential fatty acid, C15:0, which is often called the longevity nutrient. Here's how she gets more of it in her diet.
Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source:ValueAct takes a stake in Rocket Cos. Here’s how the activist may help lift the share price
Activist ValueAct has a keen appreciation for artificial intelligence, and Rocket is poised to supercharge its business.
Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source:Republicans propose $1,000 ‘Trump account’ for American babies
Programme with an estimated cost of $17bn and advocated by Ted Cruz aims to ‘make every new child a capitalist’
Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source:Trump makes risky bet by rekindling his trade war with the EU
US president has shifted the focus of his offensive from Beijing to Brussels
Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source:UK considers taxing pensioners to claw back winter fuel payment
Plans are being looked at following Starmer’s policy U-turn this week, say officials
Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source:Trump clears Nippon merger with U.S. Steel
President Joe Biden blocked Nippon Steel from purchasing U.S. Steel for $14.9 billion in January, citing national security concerns.
Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source:Companies turn to AI to navigate Trump tariff turbulence
Businesses are turning to artificial intelligence tools ranging from intelligent agents to predictive systems that can simulate changes in U.S. tariff policies.
Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source:Love letters to pasta
An ardent enquiry into the world’s most obsessed-over carb
Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source:Victoria’s Secret shows poison pills aren’t always toxic
Rather than a bidder, lingerie retailer may simply need more time
Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source:Mocked as ‘non-existent’, German town hopes cup final will give it last laugh
Arminia Bielefeld hopes to put town on map after near-bankruptcy and decades of jokes that town is fictitious
Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source:Ancient India at the British Museum review — were these deities really so benign?
The exhibition traces how religious imagery took hold in South Asia and beyond through serpent spirits and wide-hipped goddesses
Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source:Andrew Cuomo, New York’s comeback contender
Four years after resigning as governor, he is mounting a mayoral campaign as leader of the city’s liberal resistance
Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source:Russia revives Soviet-era rival to Eurovision song contest
Moscow to relaunch ‘Intervision’ after 45-year hiatus for countries with kindred ‘spiritual values’
Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source:How to cash out a pension (and not get a massive tax bill)
With inheritance rules changing, people need to stagger drawdowns to minimise tax hit
Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source:Semicolons bring the drama; that’s why I love them
Neither full stop nor comma, they symbolise a nuance that is disappearing in a polarised world
Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source:Donald Trump and the tortured history of South Africa’s land
Land ownership remains country’s toughest policy problem as it grapples with the legacy of apartheid
Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source:Spain left as sole major holdout on Nato’s 5% defence spending goal
Madrid’s stance threatens alliance unity amid preparations to meet Trump’s military spending demand in June
Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source:Britain and Europe are moving beyond Brexit. Now for the real trade-offs
This week’s ‘reset’ deal is a welcome return to pragmatism. But both sides must go further in facing up to the new world order
Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source:How Japan’s winemaking community doubled in a decade
Wine production in Japan wine is thriving – but don’t call it ‘Japanese’
Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source:The Fed’s not making a profit
In these unusual times, Congress and the White House should be clear what they plan to do about a loss
Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: