TikTok wants Western consumers to shop like the Chinese It still has some convincing to do

Could seaweed replace plastic packaging? Companies are experimenting with new ways to reduce plastic waste

Has Sequoia Capital outgrown its business model? Venture capital’s hardiest perennial gets back to its roots

On stupid rules and quick wins Why every boss can benefit from asking employees what most infuriates them

Elon Musk’s xAI goes after OpenAI The fight is turning nasty

What ChatGPT’s corporate victims have in common The first casualties of generative AI offer lessons for other businesses

Does Dallas offer a vision of Trumpian America? The Texan city embodies the allure of small government

Nvidia’s boss dismisses fears that AI has hit a wall But it’s “urgent” to get to the next level, Jensen Huang tells The Economist

Gautam Adani faces bribery charges in America Prosecutors allege one of India’s richest men paid off local officials

Donald Trump’s victory has boosted shares in private-prison companies A hard line means hard cash

How to behave in lifts: an office guide Life in an elevator

How Chinese is Shein? For the fast-fashion giant, nationality has become a vexed question

Spirit’s woes reveal the dismal state of America’s budget airlines Its bankruptcy shows how strained the low-cost model has become

America Inc is hoping for a tax bonanza. It may be disappointed Donald Trump’s promise of big tax cuts may not materialise

TSMC walks a geopolitical tightrope Taiwan’s giant chipmaker must balance demands from America, China and home

Nike and Adidas are losing their lead in running shoes On, Hoka and other challengers are catching up fast

The magic and the minefield of confidence Self-doubt, hubris and everything in between

Big oil may be softening its stance on climate-change regulation ExxonMobil’s boss wants America to stick with the Paris accord

Is America’s last big industrial conglomerate about to break up? Elliott Management wants to split Honeywell in two

Donald Trump is bad news for German business But some companies will be hit much harder than others