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Trade unions take on more American firms—and not just in America

Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.Your browser does not support the <audio> element.OVER THE past four decades American bosses have grown unused to labour unrest....

Meet the world’s most enduring product

Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.Your browser does not support the <audio> element.Companies can survive for aeons, but their products are usually ephemeral. Apple may...

German builders are on the brink of collapse

Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.Your browser does not support the <audio> element.“We are sending our construction industry into the abyss,” warns Rolf Buch, boss...

TikTok is wading into South-East Asia’s e-commerce wars

Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.Your browser does not support the <audio> element.IN MARCH TIKTOK’S chief executive, Shou Zi Chew, faced angry lawmakers in Washington,...

A strike at Chevron shows a reinvigorated union movement

Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.Your browser does not support the <audio> element.OVER THE past four decades American bosses have grown unused to labour unrest....

Networking for introverts: a how-to guide

Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.Your browser does not support the <audio> element.Corporate life throws up some stressful moments. Bringing bad news to your boss;...

America’s bosses just won’t quit. That could spell trouble

Of the many worries that whirl around the minds of chief executives, few are more unsettling than the question of succession. Having toiled their way to the top of the corporate ladder,...

Meet Ernie, China’s answer to ChatGPT

Ernie Bot has some controversial views on science. China’s premier artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, which was released to the public on August 31st, reckons that covid-19 originated among American vape-users in July...

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