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Labels from Gucci to Burberry are struggling as aspirational shoppers pull back from extravagance
The rejection of a film studio scheme near Marlow bodes ill for the future of creative industries
Global science institutions are becoming more powerful as Silicon Valley takes over business
Campaigning against the asset manager has shallow logic and will make the literary world poorer
US law firms in the City of London have raised the benchmark for newly qualified professionals
As the health benefits of anti-obesity medicines widen, pharma companies need to rethink what they charge
A revenue revival and the reopening of some locals show that an old institution is adapting
Red Lobster is in trouble but luxury feasts with unlimited steak and champagne are thriving
The natural jewels have lost their old mystique because carbon crystals can be grown in labs
The UK needs a fair and attractive tax regime for wealthy newcomers to replace an imperial anachronism
A scandal involving president Dina Boluarte shows the drawback of mass luxury Swiss watchmaking
The former US president gained billions on paper this week when his Truth Social media business went public
The consumer goods multinational is separating its ice cream business amid competition from all sides
Conservative politicians and journalists joined forces to block a £600mn acquisition of the news organisation by RedBird IMI
Tesla’s co-founder reveals a common nature by picking a legal fight with Sam Altman of OpenAI
Climate change and attacks on ships in the Red Sea are disrupting supplies of drinks from the global south
Japan is a pioneer of combining retail outlets with pharmacies and support services for ageing shoppers
The financial crisis for office buildings has lured back the prophet of flexible working
Company’s directors behaved slackly in giving CEO a $55.8bn pay package and Delaware’s chancery court has rightly intervened
The clan that controls the luxury and fashion group is drawing closer to having to make a difficult choice
As the price of cover rises, more people will adopt technology to watch them driving carefully
The near-disastrous accident on an Alaska Airlines flight shows the aerospace company still struggles to improve safety
The hero of Walt Disney’s ‘Steamboat Willie’ has entered the public domain but others deserve their freedom, too
Macy’s is right to recognise that express lanes and priority fulfilment are not in the Christmas spirit
This week’s antitrust victory for Epic Games may disrupt two lucrative digital outlets