UpFront
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Leadership (Honing this one skill can improve your worth by 50%; Simon Sinek on how great leaders inspire action), Technology (They have millions of fans, but they don't exist!; The rise of the Asian 'super app'), Business (11 types of business failure), and Science (How birds drop 'unnecessary' genes can help us understand evolution)
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Saudi Arabia wants your next vacation
Billions of dollars are being poured into vast tourism projects throughout the kingdom, from flashy resorts to new airports, in a bid to shift the economy away from its dependence on the petroleum industry
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Is a 63-year-old seaplane with an electric engine the future of air travel?
Greg McDougall, Harbour Air's founder and chief executive, is the driving force behind the project, one that would make the Wright brothers proud — and possibly Elon Musk, too
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How to work retail in the middle of the retail apocalypse
As brick-and-mortar stores scramble to justify their continued existence, they're trying to be all things to all customers, to blend instant gratification and infinite selection
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Investors weigh 2020 election: A progressive bet or a 'Trump Wins' portfolio?
Financial firms, keenly aware of the stark ideological differences between the top Democratic candidates and Trump, are creating "candidate baskets"
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Obesity and tobacco abuse up the risk of hypertension
Dr. Ashok Sharma explains how excessive body weight, and tobacco abuse affects your blood pressure
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Hypertension and diabetes makes Indians vulnerable to high BP
Dr. Sujeet Jha explains how diabetes would almost always bring hypertension, and why Indians are at high risk of being hypertensive
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Shopping for black-owned brands
Over the years, every prominent figure in the movement for racial equality implored their brothers and sisters to spend money within the community and boycott white businesses
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'Tech alone won't solve a problem': Rohit Jain
Rohit Jain, co-founder, Ufaber, on hiring only women as trainers and the importance of hyper personalisation in the ed-tech sector
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In New York, making ends meet on the 5-cent recycling deposit
The price of Manhattan real estate has forced every dedicated bottle-and-can redemption center off the island, leaving canners to feed their containers one at a time into supermarket redemption machines
