The Economist Business

Etsy-sellers and small-town accountants are enjoying the fruits of AI

Blame supply-chain snags, procurement obstacles and the rise of drone warfare

Manufacturers are earning big bucks as a result

The world’s richest man sits down with The Economist

One of the modern world’s most powerful forces is among its least understood

Demand for open-weight models is soaring

Saying greedy shops have caused rising food prices is populist nonsense

And refusing to talk to the press

Its advantages will not protect it if demand falters

Brand positioning reaches boiling point

The world’s largest drugmaker is betting big on preventive medicines—and learning from big tech

The continent’s dealmakers deserve much more attention

The Google DeepMind co-founder sets out his vision in an exclusive interview

The world’s most formidable marketing machine faces growing threats

Consideration, consistency and curveballs

The country’s manufacturers hope that high-performance models will improve their image

For the world’s largest companies, the normal rules of corporate governance no longer apply

A supply-chain crisis for Xbox couldn’t have come at a worse time

But it is proving easier to design chips than to make them

Supersize capital flows are reshaping business—and building risk