BUSINESS
Is Jay Powell lucky or good?
Policy, happenstance and the soft landing
BUSINESS
EU plan for buying key commodities centrally is over-reach, warn tech groups
Trading software companies fear project will make Brussels a major competitor and believe tender misconceived
BUSINESS
Nvidia brings out the crowd, but not the fireworks
The wow factor might be fading, even if the underlying business is performing
BUSINESS
Markets should beware the normalisation of threats
Seeing multiple shocks as usual could end in disaster
BUSINESS
Nvidia seals a market regime change
If 120 per cent revenue growth cannot even keep Nvidia’s shares flat, it is a bit hard to see how the company and its big peers can continue to lead the market higher
BUSINESS
This gold rush has staying power
Central banks bought 483 tonnes of the precious metal in the first half
HEALTH-AND-FITNESS
Cracking cancer: A $1tn race for treatments is excluding some forms of the disease
BUSINESS
What politicians forget in the immigration balancing act
Working from purely economic or electoral motives neglects the key to integration
BUSINESS
AI-powered coding pulls in almost $1bn of funding to claim ‘killer app’ status
Software engineering attracts investors but making money from generative artificial intelligence still eludes many
BUSINESS
Gold and the dollar
Gold partisans argue the metal’s recent run proves that it is a great hedge against monetary and fiscal incontinence, and the accompanying inflation risks
BUSINESS
The global power of Big Agriculture’s lobbying
Behind the public image of farming lies a vast industry adept at securing subsidies and exemptions from environmental measures
BUSINESS
Gold hits record highs as investors bet on rate cuts
US and European buyers position for lower borrowing costs after sitting out much of precious metal’s rally
BUSINESS
Cooling US jobs market looms over central bankers at Jackson Hole
The Federal Reserve has brought down inflation but must now steer the economy away from recession
BUSINESS
Investors pile back into equities amid ‘full recovery’ in market confidence
Deutsche bank data shows rapid recovery in confidence as markets bet on ‘Goldilocks’ scenario for US economy
BUSINESS
Start-up failures up by 60% as founders face hangover from boom years
Private company shutdowns jump compared to last year despite AI funding frenzy, threatening millions of jobs at VC-backed firms
BUSINESS
Simple indicators of whether the US is in recession are flawed
Investors are going to have to live with some uncertainty
BUSINESS
Value investing is due for a big comeback
Four reasons why the ‘rope-a-dope’ strategy should narrow a valuation gap with a growth-orientated approach
BUSINESS
Starbucks’ new boss should beware its backseat barista
Brian Niccol’s appointment suggests a win for ex-CEO Howard Schultz
BUSINESS
Walmart’s safety premium
Walmart trades at 28 times this year’s expected earnings, Alphabet at 21
BUSINESS
The gig economy is staying strong on US love of convenience
Consumers are loath to give up hailing a ride or home deliveries
TRENDS
The low-tax countries wooing the world’s wealthy
Countries such as the UK are tightening tax rules for well-off foreigners, while others are competing to offer them a new home
BUSINESS
What burger flipping tells you about the US economy
The gains for low-paid workers have not been shared equally
BUSINESS
Which came first—yen carry trade unwinding or equity selloff?
The leap in the yen and fall in higher-yielding currencies suggests that the dollar-yen carry trade and some of these other yen carry trades really did unwind
BUSINESS
Google as monopolist
Google provides 95 percent of phone searches in part because 70 percent of phones use its Android operating system
