Business

Bartleby

The magic and the minefield of confidence

Self-doubt, hubris and everything in between

A postcard from Baku

Big oil may be softening its stance on climate-change regulation

ExxonMobil’s boss wants America to stick with the Paris accord

Semiconductors

TSMC walks a geopolitical tightrope

Taiwan’s giant chipmaker must balance demands from America, China and home

Return of the Wundertüte

Donald Trump is bad news for German business

But some companies will be hit much harder than others

Schumpeter

Tesla is not the only winner under Donald Trump

Which businesses will thrive over the next four years?

Bartleby

Why being wrong is good for you

Even the most prolific blunderers can go on to do great things

CEOs in Trumpland (the sequel)

How will business deal with Donald Trump this time?

Very carefully

Schumpeter

What would Elon Musk do in government?

No CEO has ever bet so big on a commander-in-chief—and won

Pipe dreams

Oil bosses have big hopes for the AI boom

Data centres are fuelling demand for natural gas—for now

Back on the bike

India’s startup scene is picking up speed again

Zippy new firms are emerging in a number of areas

Harmony and enmity

Huawei’s new made-in-China software takes on Apple and Android

With its latest operating system, it is cutting ties with Western tech

A nasty case of pilotitis

Why your company is struggling to scale up generative AI

As employers hesitate, workers are ahead of the curve