The business of nicknames When they help brands and employees. And when they hurt

Meet the most ruthless CEO in the trillion-dollar tech club Hock Tan of Broadcom is less Jensen Huang or Tim Cook and more Jack Welch on steroids

What do the gods of generative AI have in store for 2025? OpenAI and Google have unveiled their next generation of products

Why judges were wrong to block the Kroger-Albertsons merger Antitrust concerns rest on an outdated idea of how Americans shop

Farewell, Don Draper: AI is coming for advertising Omnicom’s takeover of Interpublic signals an industry in trouble

The employee awards for 2024 Least accurate website photo. Best AI-washer. Let’s celebrate our winners

What Trump’s new antitrust enforcers mean for business Expect easier dealmaking. Unless you are in Silicon Valley

Tesla, Intel and the fecklessness of corporate boards Too many directors at American companies aren’t doing their job

The PayPal Mafia is taking over America’s government America’s right-wing tech bros are celebrating Donald Trump’s victory

From Apple to Starbucks, Western firms’ China dreams are dying Economic growth is slowing, competition is stiffening and geopolitical tensions loom

How painful will Trump’s tariffs be for American businesses? Their options range from hoarding goods and raising prices to rewiring supply chains

Russian businesses are beginning to bear the cost of war Soaring interest rates, a plunging currency and labour shortages are biting harder

Can teenagers outwit Australia’s social-media ban? Enforcing the new law may prove tricky

Will Europe ease up on big tech? The clash between Silicon Valley and Brussels enters a new phase

How to inspire people The answer is not another video of Steve Jobs

Not all European business is a profitless wasteland How to spot a corporate star, old-world edition

Intel’s troubles deepen, as its boss makes an abrupt exit Pat Gelsinger’s surprise departure poses a dilemma for Donald Trump

Will the trouble ever end for Volkswagen and its rivals? From strikes to Trump tariffs, calamities abound

After Northvolt’s failure, who will make Europe’s EV batteries? The continent looks ever more reliant on Asian producers

Audiobooks are booming, thanks to streaming subscriptions As Amazon opens access to Audible, expect demand to grow