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Tanker rates are on the crest of a wave
The squeeze in the Gulf has sent the cost of moving crude soaring
Business in the Gulf is making a slow recovery
Companies that can are looking for profits elsewhere
German unions are fighting to defend the 35-hour week
But that won’t stop the car industry’s decline
Tata goes to war with itself
Trouble at one of India’s biggest conglomerates
How tech firms hope to beat the backlash against “pervert glasses”
Creating a device for the AI era is hard
Agent of whom?
The relationship between people and their AI representatives needs examination
Bartleby newsletter: The T&Cs of the AI apocalypse
Andrew Palmer, our Bartleby columnist, considers how the legalese of an AI subscription might deal with such risk
Donald Trump says China is opening up. American bosses disagree
Chipmakers’ record sales disguise a gloomy picture
Sleep like a pro
One firm’s attempt to create a more rested workforce
At last, India is getting serious about selling state assets
But proper privatisation is another matter
Alternatives to milk are losing moomentum
Consumers are switching back to normal dairy
Olympiad Man has displaced Davos Man
How maths geeks became market gods
Nannying for the ultra-rich is increasingly demanding—and lucrative
Life for rota-nannies can be glamorous and gruelling
Bartleby newsletter: Meetings are broccoli
Our columnist, Andrew Palmer, explains why work gatherings are disliked—but useful
Should Anthropic press pause on a potential $2trn IPO?
Amid a safety freakout, it wants to slow down AI development
How an oil-supply crisis could bring about an investment boom
The windfall from the Gulf war has shored up balance-sheets and enriched shareholders. Next comes expansion
Are you committed to your company or your team?
Employees have overlapping identities at work. That’s a challenge for bosses
Beef has never been pricier—and meatpackers are suffering
Donald Trump is going after the wrong suspects
War has not halted the Gulf’s data-centre boom
Investors see plenty of reasons to continue pouring money into the region
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