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Suitable disruption

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By E.W. | WASHINGTON, DC

Why McDonald’s and KFC are growing like wildfire in China

Western fast-food brands are expanding into the countryside

Illustration of a hand breaking out of a TV screen holding a phone that has, sports, a world, a missile, emojis and a Fox News microphone coming out of it

Schumpeter

How Fox News is luring in Gen Z

American boomers’ favourite TV network is trying new digital tricks


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Bartleby

The hidden currency of office life

How status shapes motivation, conflict and career choices


India’s oil refiners are feeling the squeeze from the Gulf war

The conflict, and the government, are depleting margins

War with Iran could accelerate Africa’s oil revival

Favourable geology and new technologies make it an attractive place to drill

How the Department of Justice became a feeding ground for MAGA lobbyists

Allegations are swirling of an influence-peddling operation