UpFront
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Why saving WeWork will be hard
As Softbank takes control of WeWork, it wants the coworking space company to slow its growth, focus on its core business — leasing office space, refurbishing it and renting it to "members" — and devote its energy to major markets like New York and San Francisco
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What happens if lenders can't resolve DHFL issue by December? Recognition of NPA
Lenders are seeking to acquire 61 percent stake in DHFL by conversion of debt, price to be decided under ICDR regulations
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HCL Tech's $1.8 billion software play gets off to modest start in Q2
Analysts say that revenue for the software unit, with products acquired from IBM, may have fallen short of projections
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Tesla reports profit for quarter, sending shares soaring
Tesla seems to have shaken off many of its troubles, and detailed a suddenly robust position when it reported $143 million in net income in the third quarter, defying analysts' expectations of a loss
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Big tech for Big Mac: McDonald's taps into AI, ML to drive sales
As fast-food sales decline across the increasingly competitive restaurant industry, McDonald's is looking for new ways to lure customers, and has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to acquire technology companies that specialise in artificial intelligence and machine learning
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'Time to reclaim the crown': Sansui's Lim Jew Tim
The electronics company's head of global licensing speaks to Forbes India about its new India strategy
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Excerpt: Nobel winners Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo on decisions poor make
In their 2011 book, Poor Economics, the couple explores the reasons behind the decisions that the poor make, and chart a middle ground between market-based solutions and large-scale solutions to eradicate poverty
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Riding on risk
Naspers isn't a traditional VC. It does not operate a fund and has no exit horizon
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Concerned About Hypertension: Watch Your Alcohol And Salt Intake
High intake of salt and alcohol elevates the risk of hypertension says Dr. Pratyush
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India should fear complacency: Nobel Laureates Banerjee and Duflo
In their forthcoming book, Good Economics for Hard Times, Nobel Laureate economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo warn that the space for further growth in economies like India shrinks with time
