‘At risk of extinction’: South Korea’s second city fears demographic disaster
Busan is shrinking faster than any other metropolitan area in a country with the world’s lowest fertility rate ...
Gulf states turn to metal trading to tap into growing demand
Companies in Oman, Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia explore markets fuelled by energy transition as they diversify beyond oil and ...
I Walk on Guilded Splinters — Dr John’s track sounded like nothing else
It might be more usual to walk in gilded splendour. Maybe that’s what Mac “Dr John, the Night Tripper” Rebennack was ...
‘What’s high tech about clothing?’: life on the margins of China’s economic reboot
The poor urban neighbourhoods that powered a manufacturing boom are once again on the front lines of Beijing’s plans ...
Post Office tussles with government over ‘drip feed’ funding
But the government, which is under pressure to rein in spending, would prefer to “drip-feed” funding in stages and is ...
Japan’s borrowing costs soar to 14-year high
The Bank of Japan decided last month to lift its short-term interest rate to a 17-year high of about 0.5 per cent. Rising ...
The best Grenfell memorial would be ensuring it never happens again
If the remains of the west London tower block come down, it should prompt more and better building for social housing ...
Morgan Stanley cedes title of chief Goldman Sachs rival
JPMorgan Chase and investment banking boutique Evercore have displaced Morgan Stanley as the chief rivals to Goldman Sachs in the core Wall Street business of dealmaking advice. JPMorgan generated ...
ITV investors back M&A talks as rivals circle
ITV has held early talks with RedBird IMI, the Abu Dhabi-backed investment group that last year acquired UK rival All3Media for more than £1.1bn, according to several people familiar with the ...
The baffling WFH puzzle
But here’s the odd thing: so far at least, the statistics suggest working from home levels have remained noticeably steady. This is baffling, even for experts who were studying remote working long ...
Resist City pressure to hit cash Isas, building societies tell Reeves
Curbing tax breaks on popular savings product would reduce funding for mortgages and business loans, UK chancellor warned ...
Do interns get the credit they deserve?
But making a real contribution can be fraught. Not many interns get their ideas seen and heard. And when they do, they do not always receive credit. How people at the beginning of their career are ...