Step inside the world of work with The Economist’s very own white-collar oracle

But they still depend on America and its allies in a few vital areas

The unorthodox firm is profiting from the AI and Trumpian revolutions

And how to do them better

Despite a late start, the American firm is bearing down on its Danish rival

If only American businesses were so lucky

Sam Altman is in a bind over his company’s non-profit status

Inside the shadowy business of smuggling AI chips

Maybe next year

Paramount’s dilemma exemplifies a broader problem

And no one is going to enjoy reading them

No—as long as they are not Chinese

The coffee chain’s new boss is struggling to fix its problems

The two e-commerce darlings are caught between China and America

Silicon Valley’s stars are beset by trustbusters and the trade war

Donald Trump underestimates the difficulty of producing in America—and how his own policies will make it harder

The struggling American chip giant’s new boss is no stranger to comebacks

The carmaker’s sausage sales, at least, are on a roll

But can they withstand an economic slowdown?

Why China may win the great automaton race

Toymakers are being walloped by tariffs

From cot to corner office

Elon Musk is right to shift his focus back to carmaking

Donald Trump’s tariffs get in the way of his energy ambitions

Venture capital and the government are now brothers in arms

Environmentalists hate it

Cheap energy and high immigration are the motors of success

Why stopping to eat is a good idea

Using cunning or flattery is a good start

People are using the social network differently. It is using them differently, too

Asia’s once-dominant business centre is regaining ground lost to Shanghai, Singapore and New York

Not necessarily

And its lessons for other high-end brands

What will happen at the next deadline?

It thinks satellite internet could be a big money-maker

One company’s experiment with enhancing its workforce

Brand, customer profile and the availability of alternatives all play a part

The rest of corporate America has to live with uncertainty too

Grand Slam Track, a new series of races, plans a fan-friendly format

Chinese shoppers are splurging on leisure, not designer brands

For some firms, apparently so

The race is closer than many in America would like to believe

No, definitely not Tesla

Reducing dependency on imports will be hard

Taxing imported motors may not create many new jobs at home

Toys, backpacks and bottled water are out

23andMe’s demise raises thorny legal questions

Fed up with your colleagues? It could be worse

As well as being a moral failure

They have their work cut out

Christophe Fouquet says the continent’s champions could move elsewhere if they are not better protected

SpaceX has new competition, Tesla is in trouble and the world’s richest man is distracted

Non-profit institutions are no help

A proposed tie-up between Prada and Versace is just the start