business
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Apple posts record revenue thanks to holiday sales of iPhone 7Revenue up 3% to $78.4m ending three quarters of decline but sales of iPhones slip 12% in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan
in depth
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#DeleteUber: how tech companies are taking sides in the battle over TrumpWith ride-hailing services a focal point amid divisions over Trump’s migration ban, some tech workers hope their bosses will take a stronger stand
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Where concert ticket money goes: who's getting rich off live music's golden age?The money you’re forking over to see your favourite band is paying for an entire touring ecosystem, including artists, promoters, sets and medical staff
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Smoot and Hawley, the ghosts of tariffs past, haunt the White HouseThe Oregon congressman and Utah senator were widely reviled for drafting a protectionist bill in 1930 blamed for triggering the Great Depression. Until now
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Retreat from globalisation will destabilise the world economyHostility in the UK and US to structures such as the EU, World Bank and IMF will lead to increasing instability for everyone
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How former Mexican president Vicente Fox uses Twitter to troll TrumpThe former president of Mexico has stepped up his expletive-laden attacks on the US president and his infamous border wall
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What if we gave universal income to people in biodiversity hotpots?Writer and professor, Ashley Dawson, argues in his new book that capitalism is behind our current mass extinction crisis. But installing universal guaranteed income in biodiversity hotspots may be one remedy.
around the world
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Marmite maker: it was right to increase prices after Brexit voteUnilever reports drop in global revenues but says 10% price rise has been exonerated after rivals followed suit
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Nigerian oil pollution claims against Shell cannot be heard in UK, court rulesCampaigners hoped case would pave way for lawsuits to be brought against corporations for actions abroad
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China cracks down on VPNs, making it harder to circumvent Great FirewallA 14-month government ‘cleanup’ of internet access services will make it harder for users to access websites that are usually censored or restricted
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Australia open to China and Indonesia joining TPP after US pulls outTrade minister talks with Canada, Mexico, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Chile and Peru could salvage deal
featured topics
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Millennial financeMillennial financeMoves like Middleton: the New York etiquette class that's fit for a queenMyka Meier runs a school of manners with locations throughout the city. Olga Oksman attends a class – and learns how etiquette can be empowering
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Money and feminismMoney and feminism'Eggs in the bank': how one clinic is making egg freezing less expensiveExtend Fertility cuts the $10,000 price tag in half to give women with demanding careers or chronic illnesses more accessible options in planning for their futures
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Tesla moves beyond electric cars with new California battery farmThe project is part of Elon Musk’s plan to help transform the power grid
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Sonny Perdue vows to make American agriculture great again – but for whom?President Trump wants Perdue to lead the agriculture department – but the head of a global agribusiness could favor big ag over family farmers
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How artificial intelligence could help make the insurance industry trustworthyNYC-based Lemonade hopes to reverse the poor reputation of insurance companies by using tech and behavioral science to appeal to younger customers
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Why oysters, mussels and clams could hold the key to more ethical fish farmingAquaculture is fast becoming unsustainable and unnecessarily cruel. It’s time to look to bivalves, the most environmentally sound animal species to farm
Currency wars Japan rejects Trump accusation of devaluing yen
Trade Navarro says Germany uses euro to 'exploit' US and EU