Shein’s debut shows the cost of IPO missing its growth peak
The fast-fashion giant’s Hong Kong debut exposes investor concerns over tariffs, slowing growth, losses and mounting regulatory pressure.
One of the world’s longest housing booms is cracking in Sydney
Prices and sales are falling as higher interest rates and tax changes upend the investment equation that fuelled Australia’s housing boom.
World’s biggest money managers are rebuilding gold positions
Higher US yields could restrain bullion, but money managers overseeing trillions remain convinced its long-term investment case is intact.
How Binance keeps doing business in Europe without a licence
Europe’s new crypto rules have yet to dislodge the world’s largest exchange, months after its expected departure.
What financial planning still gets wrong about women
Career breaks, caregiving and longer lifespans can leave women with lasting financial gaps that conventional planning often overlooks.
El Niño and disease threaten West Africa’s cocoa harvest again
Futures have jumped more than 70% since June as disease, extreme weather and El Niño threaten supplies from major producers.
Hilton signs deal for first Zimbabwe hotel
The 140-room development forms part of Harare’s Highlands Precinct.
AI data centres could make electricity more expensive
Power-hungry hyperscale data centres could lock us into fossil fuel dependence, says Open Secrets.
Apple’s Ternus has ‘huge shoes to fill’ after Cook’s 2 300% gain
John Ternus inherits a $4.6trn giant facing questions over AI, innovation and its next growth engine.
Foot-and-mouth disease is a supply chain crisis, not just a farming problem
The crisis is exposing the importance of traceability, market diversification and contingency planning across the livestock and meat supply chain.