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Tweeter’s remorse
With or without Elon Musk, Twitter is overdue a shake-up
Behind a stagnation in users lies a stagnating product

When the chips are way down
After a turbocharged boom, are chipmakers in for a supersized bust?
Surging supply and softening demand are bringing the pandemic’s superstar industry back to Earth

Schumpeter
What does the future hold for Reliance, India’s biggest firm?
Is it on the verge of a break-up?

PE lesson
Private equity may be heading for a fall
The era of rising valuations and cheap debt is over

Business in Poland
Business in Poland faces strong headwinds
War raging in neighbouring Ukraine makes life difficult

Venture capitalism in Europe
How sturdy are Europe’s tech unicorns?
The downturn is unlikely to lay waste to tech on the old continent again

Schumpeter
Mars Inc gets the purpose v profit balance right
Showy corporations should learn from the low-key, family-owned mammal-feeder

The Sakhalin exception
Japanese energy firms cling on to their Russian assets
That puts them in line with Japan’s government but at odds with the West

Traditional medicine
The pandemic is boosting sellers of traditional medicine
Whether or not they work, herbal remedies are a healthy business