Why are some jobs so ‘greedy’?
Economist Claudia Goldin has helped narrow the gender pay gap. But working practices are still an obstacle to progress
Work-life balance
Apple aims for box office glory with rollout of Martin Scorsese epic
Tech giant prioritises cinemas over streaming as it pushes deeper into Hollywood
Digital Media
Peruvian tourism steps up from trekking to luxury experiences
The sector is setting out to attract more lucrative upmarket visitors after a pandemic low
Travel & leisure industry
UK consumer confidence plunges amid higher mortgage and rental costs
Survey for October registers biggest month-on-month drop since March 2020
Consumer trends
ChatGPT parent OpenAI seeks new investment at $86bn valuation
Planned stock sale would make the chatbot maker one of the world’s most valuable private companies
Artificial intelligence
US warship shoots down missiles fired by Iranian-backed rebels
Pentagon says three missiles and several drones launched from Yemen may have been headed for Israel
Drones
L’Oréal sales growth curbed by muted China
Strong US and Europe beat expectations and help offset issues with Asia travel retail and luxury division
Luxury goods
Manchester United is a tarnished trophy asset
Prospective investor in the club Jim Ratcliffe will have his work cut out restoring its fortunes
Travel & leisure industry
US universities lose millions as donors pull funding over Hamas stance
Tensions rise on campus over freedom of speech and academic leaders’ public responsibilities
Business education
UK anti-extremism tsar calls for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards to be listed as terrorists
Robin Simcox says proscribing military group would be ‘in national interest’
Terrorism