UpFront
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It's official: Global trade is deteriorating, sapping the world's economy
The latest sign arrived Tuesday morning, as the World Trade Organization slashed its forecast for trade growth for this year and next
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As WeWork slows down, its biggest competitor says it is thriving
International Workplace Group, with brands like Regus, Spaces and HQ, reported an operating profit of $63 million, while WeWork had an operating loss of $1.37 billion; its stock has surged over 60 percent in the last 12 months
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Gandhi at 150: Icon immortalised in special New York Times crossword, made by Indian
Investment banker Mangesh Ghogre went from a boy with limited vocabulary and no exposure to American culture to becoming the only Indian to have published crosswords in The New York Times—including a prestigious one to mark Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary on October 2, presented with a twist
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What Gandhi believed is the purpose of a corporation
Gandhi had a lot to say about how business leaders should behave
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Exclusive: Zomato revenue jumps 225 percent to $205 million in Apr-Sep, says #Logout had little impact
Zomato says it had nearly 6,100 restaurants in India on Zomato Gold at the start of the #Logout campaign; the number now stands at approximately 6,300 restaurants
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Meet the millionaires helping to pay for climate protests
Three wealthy donors formed the Climate Emergency Fund this year to support "disruptive activists," as Trevor Neilson, one of the founders, put it. For years, they have individually given money to more traditional environmental organisations but concluded that the crisis demanded greater urgency
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WeWork IPO is withdrawn as investors grow wary
WeWork's parent, the We Co., aimed to sell enough shares to raise as much as $4 billion, and had lined up $6 billion in a bank loan that was contingent on the IPO. Without a large infusion of capital, the company is expected to slam the brakes on its breakneck expansion
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'I see huge potential for AI as an amplifier': Vishal Sikka
Former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka on why he sees artificial intelligence as a tool that augments human capability, not something that replaces people, and his new venture, Vianai
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The week the CEOs got smacked
As highlighted this week with platitudes from the departing chief executives of WeWork, eBay and Volkswagen, idealism and high-mindedness does not protect companies from the harsh realities of running a business
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Forever 21, fast-fashion pioneer, to file for bankruptcy
A sign of the shifting tastes of young consumers, the family held company capped months of speculation with the announcement on Sunday night
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Sports (Slow but steady rise of Karnataka’s women's football team), Economy (Alan Greenspan’s unique theory), History (Lost in transition), Statistics (Why you shouldn’t believe in headline numbers), Leadership (Lessons from the wild) and Environment (How financial institutions are adding to the global warming)