On the face of it, Taiwan seems an unlikely location for a tech superpower as it is a small island with a population that is not even half that of Britain’s. But “just as some small countries have man

The world economy is beset by doom and gloom, but the beauty industry continues to boom. Global beauty retail sales hit $441bn in 2024, with the sector expanding 7% annually from 2022 to 2024, accordi

Centrica focuses on investment: Lower energy prices weighed on Centrica’s full-year earnings for 2025, which fell 40% from a year earlier, says Rachel Millard in the Financial Times. The owner of Brit

Snap election called: Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen (pictured) has announced a snap election for 24 March, saying the next four years are “decisive” for her country, says Paulin Kola on BBC

Here’s a “market paradox”, says Craig Mellow in Barron’s. The more the US government “trash talks Europe, the better it is for the euro”. The single currency has gained 13% against the greenback since

“Demography is destiny”, investors are often told. Fears of overpopulation flared up in the 1970s and 1980s, while today underpopulation is the worry. The United Nations expects China’s population to