Faux Pas: The Curious Habit of Throwing One's Tie Over the Shoulder
Why do men of a certain age and standing suddenly deem it acceptable to fling a tie over the shoulder before dining? Not at informal desk lunches, but at fine restaurants, no less.
In Conversation: Serene Xefos and Sara Al-Ajroush of the Trickponi Showroom
The heads of the Trickponi showroom discuss their catchy, song-inspired name and their unconventional approach to retail. From road sales to hauling their wares across the globe, they reveal how they defy convention.
In Conversation: Tatiana Santo Domingo and Dana Alikhani of Muzungu
The London-based founders explain how a playful Swahili greeting in Kenya, meaning traveller, inspired their label's name. They discuss their ethical focus and the original, catchy identity they were determined to create together.
Cool Britannia: Backstage at Hackett's First-Ever Runway Show with Its Founder
Offered the chance to go backstage at Hackett's first-ever runway show and to interview the man behind the label, we caught the first plane out, expecting drama and chaos and finding something altogether calmer.
Squeaky Clean: Averda's Maysarah Sukkar on Changing How the Region Treats Its Rubbish
In a region where recycling has scarcely taken hold, Averda's Maysarah Sukkar wants to reshape Middle Eastern habits. Matt Nash meets the Sukleen chief in Beirut, where he insists encouragement, not preaching, wins people over.
Snakes and Ladders: Dany Bahar on His Bold Bid to Rescue Lotus
In three turbulent years steering Lotus, Dany Bahar has weathered extraordinary highs and lows. Nicolas Shammas charts the former Red Bull and Ferrari executive's bold gambles, and asks how secure his marque's future really is.
The Bear Necessities: Toufic Farah on Surviving the Coming Sovereign Debt Storm
After August 2011's global re-pricing of risk, Toufic Farah argues quantitative easing is mere life support and warns where the next shocks will land, urging investors to own real assets.
Silver and Gold: Toufic Farah on Protecting Your Wealth With Precious Metals
In turbulent markets where cash earns nothing and inflation erodes everything, Toufic Farah argues that physical gold and silver remain the oldest, soundest insurance against a costly restructuring of the global financial system.
From the Sublime to the Ridiculous: The Best and Worst Employers
At Google's famously energetic Googleplex, free all-you-can-eat restaurants somehow leave nobody heavier, and Fortune crowns it the world's finest workplace. We weigh the corporate giants where careers either flourish wonderfully or quietly wither.
Still Standing: Why the Middle East Weathered the Global Financial Crisis Better Than Most
As the 2008 meltdown rocked economies worldwide, Gulf states drew on deep reserves, stimulus packages and stubborn diversification to ride out the storm. Rob Morris asks how the region proved so resilient.
Plenty in Reserve: Ranking the World's Richest Governments by Their Liquid Holdings
Bespoke weighs the relative wealth of nations by their total reserves, the monetary gold and foreign exchange that underpin creditworthiness, and asks how long even the largest war chests can really last.
Sunken Treasures: Sean Tucker and the Big Business of Deep-Sea Marine Archaeology
Treasure hunting conjures buccaneers and daring adventure, yet for marine archaeology it means serious money. Eoghan Macguire meets Galleon Ventures founder Sean Tucker, who sees billions resting among UNESCO's estimated three million shipwrecks.