Economy

Sunseeker shows how to sail upstream in a sluggish market Author: Phil Popham, CEO, Sunseeker International   Bucking the downward trend in the luxury goods industry, Sunseeker International has risen to profitability on the back of innovative...

Bitcoin Is The New Flight Capital   Clem Chambers , Contributor Bitcoin has replaced gold as a safe haven Most people love gold. It is simply an emotional commodity where there is a...

Robots will not lead to fewer jobs – but the hollowing out of the middle class Larry Elliott   Weak wage growth could already be a sign automation creating economy in which small number of very...

Wells Fargo fake accounts scandal escalates   About half a million of the newly discovered accounts were missed during the original review in 2016, when it emerged that bank employees had opened accounts that customers might...

 The Money Issue Cryptocurrency Is Not Just a Boys' Club  By Morgen Peck Meet nine women who are changing the game. When dinner conversations turn to cryptocurrency, as they often do these days, I brace for a grilling,...

Ford Lyfts AI efforts with autonomous vehicle partnership By Barclay Ballard   Ride-hailing app Lyft and automobile giant Ford will collaborate in an attempt to bring self-driving vehicles to the mainstream before fierce competitor Uber. On September 27,...

Learning from Hurricane Harvey Joseph E. Stiglitz   Government investment and strong regulation are needed to protect people, the environment, and infrastructure — regardless of the prevailing political culture. Hurricane Harvey has left in its wake upended lives...

Australia's Great Barrier Reef valued at $42B   A study conducted by Deloitte Access Economics found that the Great Barrier Reef is worth $42 billion and underpins 64,000 jobs. Australia's beleagured Great Barrier Reef is an asset worth...

Meet Tesla's new bondholder: Billionaire George Soros   The investment firm founded and chaired by billionaire George Soros took a stake in Tesla Inc bonds during the first three months of the year, giving the electric...

Walmart’s online sales soar in the US By Luján Scarpinelli   Walmart, the world’s largest offline retailer, sees good results in e-commerce sales. Walmart’s online sales in the US grew by 60 percent year-on-year in Q2 2017, boosting...