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The people who go to Bert te Wildt's psychosomatic clinic are constantly tense, constantly stressed out. Everything in their lives feels like work. But they soldier on. te Wildt's patients suffer from a new form of chronic stress-induced depression that he calls burn-on. In this interview, te...

30 October 2024

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It's a myth that only young guns can set up and lead successful start-ups. Successful entrepreneurship knows no age limits.

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Edge AI will bring a vast array of benefits to consumers and businesses by running artificial intelligence algorithms locally on phones and computers, rather than in the cloud. Among the results: apps with better availability, personalisation, privacy and security.

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With monetary policy and inflation moving in the right direction, undervalued smaller companies could benefit from a broad-based economic recovery.

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30 October 2024

It's a myth that only young guns can set up and lead successful start-ups. Successful entrepreneurship knows no age limits.

British DeepMind founder and CEO Demis Hassabis remains a humble figure in the world of brash tech giants.

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The generations that shape our world - baby boomers, Gen X, millennials, and Gen Z - are distinct in their outlooks on life, wealth, and success. These differences affect everything from work to family dynamics, particularly as the "Bank of Mum and Dad" now defines the fortunes of many...

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What's the return on investment from attending one of the world's top business schools?

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Lateral thinking involves looking at problems from new and different perspectives. It's a powerful way to promote innovation and uncover growth opportunities that might otherwise remain hidden.

For start-up founders, exiting their company can be difficult. So if they want to get the timing right, they need to be strategic. What to look out for.

More Hong Kong auctions are bringing "African Art" to an international audience. Many welcome this development, while others observe that reducing an entire continent to a single aesthetic brings its own problems.

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Silicon Valley isn’t the world’s only centre of technology and innovation. We take a look at six growing tech hubs around the globe and what makes them attractive for founders and start-ups.

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Overnight success and huge profits are no longer the driving forces behind entrepreneurship. Dietmar Grichnik, Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of St.Gallen (HSG), explains why the focus has instead shifted to sustainability, purpose and happiness.

With monetary policy and inflation moving in the right direction, undervalued smaller companies could benefit from a broad-based economic recovery.

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It sounds too good to be true: a sustainable power source that replaces fossil fuel for industrial heat generation, while keeping bio waste out of landfill and reducing pollution. This is biomass - the carbon-neutral fuel for a sustainable future.

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Weight-loss drugs are reducing the risk of obesity-related diseases like diabetes, stroke and hypertension, which is excellent news for patients. But how will this affect the pharma industry's sales of treatments for these conditions?

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Structural changes in the US and eurozone economies suggest that so-called neutral interest rates may stabilize at higher levels than seen in the past.

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Children learn fastest and most instinctively through stories and games. So parents looking to teach their children financially literacy are in luck: there is a whole range of games, books and podcasts available that will awaken the financial genius in every child.

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In a race focused on the economy and social issues, Harris vs Trump presents the electorate with stark choices - at least when it comes to the rhetoric. The implications for GDP growth and the fiscal deficit in the US are not as grave as you might think, however, while the inflation outlook...

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The US economist is a leading proponent of modern monetary theory, which challenges conventional ideas about government debt, inflation, and pretty much every other aspect of monetary policy. Her views have attracted plenty of attention - and not a few critics.

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Systematic hedge fund strategies have been around for years. But thanks to technological advances and an ever-growing pool of data, they're more sophisticated than ever.

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Bogle's conviction that low-cost index funds can deliver more for investors than active management was vindicated during his lifetime and sustains his reputation as an investment guru today.

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