Business

In reverse
Elon Musk’s antics are not the only problem for Tesla
The carmaker’s sales are sinking for other reasons too

Steeled for hardship
Trump’s metals tariffs will cost American industry dearly
Not least because the president keeps threatening to ratchet up duties



Bright and breezy
Mistral, Europe’s biggest AI startup, is blowing hot
Not being American or Chinese may now be a help, not a hindrance

Hunger games
Catering to protein-rich diets is a tasty business
“High protein” is the new “low calorie”

Bartleby
The behaviour that annoys colleagues more than any other
And the reasons to try to remain calm

No longer narrowing
The pay gap between men and women won’t go away
Our glass-ceiling index makes gloomy reading

From cars to tanks
As Germany’s defence stocks go ballistic, armsmakers are tooling up
They are snapping up staff and sites from ailing firms

Crash barriers
America's carmakers win a tariff reprieve, but still face a tricky dilemma
They must hope levies are never imposed


Schumpeter
The smiling new face of German big business
From Allianz to Zalando, pedlars of services are outdoing industrial firms at home—and foreign rivals abroad