China’s Golden Week offers economic bump but property ills persist
Policymakers urged to take stronger action to boost growth as tourists spend less on luxury goods and servicesTravel & leisure industry
Meet Metro Bank’s new billionaire owner
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The power of the luxury carrier bag
Our responses to these simple confections of cardboard and tissue say much about our acquisitive instinctsLuxury goods
Daily Mail publisher invests in fast-growing sport of padel
Venture capital arm of group has bought stake in new Madrid-based competition Travel & leisure industry
Metro’s new billionaire owner: bank ‘a good base to build and grow’
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Falling employer backing for executive MBAs drives self-funding
Senior executives also increasingly want to avoid being tied to long work contractsBusiness education
South Korean regulators vow to curb ‘theme stocks’ craze
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Saudi-China collaboration raises concerns about access to AI chips
Fears grow at Gulf kingdom’s top university that ties to Chinese researchers risk upsetting US governmentArtificial intelligence
Israel’s central bank to sell $30bn of foreign reserves to support shekel
Bank of Israel’s intervention comes after currency slides to seven-year low against US dollarCentral banks
Elon Musk/SEC: fair and efficient markets depend on timely disclosure
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