Capitalism has never been so powerful; nor has it ever come this close to a breakdown, where lack of trust and the total global re-set of Covid-19 may collaborate to alter the world‘s dominant ‘system’ forever
The news that the airline has permanently grounded its fleet of 31 jumbo jets heralds the end of a golden age of aviation
Countries including Argentina and Brazil are pinned helplessly beneath the crushing weight of the pandemic and a sustained economic slump
The vision of a strong, vibrant, inclusive, European Poland is alive and well, and with the right leadership, it will emerge one day soon
While US and European telecoms giants grew fat on easy money, the Chinese giant stole the march on them
The ongoing advertising boycott is the latest evidence that the tech giant is out of its depth as a corporate entity
The self-righteous attitude of supporters of the electronics payment firm — including the press — as well as the business elite’s prickliness about outside scrutiny combined to produce a very German failure
As demand continues to fall, it is possible that Peak Oil is already upon us – with all that that entails
Donald Trump is gambling his re-election campaign on the Nasdaq, but Thursday’s big sell-off was a strong sign of no confidence in Trump from the US stock market
Many banks and big businesses are trying to get on the right side of history after the appalling death of George Floyd in Minneapolis
The German government’s rescue of its flagship airline makes sense and is likely to prove a template for other European countries and industries, but pandemic handouts must come with strict conditions
Disruptive companies want to change the way in which the world does business by subverting existing business models. But now these companies are faced with a far greater disrupter in Covid-19
The world economy is staring down the barrel, yet the markets have sprung back spectacularly. So what is going on?
Airlines will not be the only sector to grapple with post-pandemic consolidation, but they should be the first to do so
The ugly exchanges of insults and slogans, with little intelligence or strategy on display, are how nations sleepwalk into confrontation
Each day brings fresh news of another household name retailer shuttering for good – and we still have no way of knowing how long these excruciating conditions will persist for
The British prime minister seemed shell-shocked and even humbled after suffering Covid-19, and his experience might have far-reaching effects long after this crisis is over
The surrender of our civil and personal freedoms has been done willingly to fight the global pandemic but when this nightmare is over, will all of us get all our liberties back?
In the new political reality, the Asian superpower may no longer be content to serve as the world’s primary supplier of cheap labour