Jane Lewis
Jane writes profiles for MoneyWeek and is city editor of The Week. A former British Society of Magazine Editors editor of the year, she cut her teeth in journalism editing The Daily Telegraph’s Letters page and writing gossip for the London Evening Standard – while contributing to a kaleidoscopic range of business magazines including Personnel Today, Edge, Microscope, Computing, PC Business World, and Business & Finance.
She has edited corporate publications for accountants BDO, business psychologists YSC Consulting, and the law firm Stephenson Harwood – also enjoying a stint as a researcher for the due diligence department of a global risk advisory firm.
Her sole book to date, Stay or Go? (2016), rehearsed the arguments on both sides of the EU referendum.
She lives in north London, has a degree in modern history from Trinity College, Oxford, and is currently learning to play the drums.
Latest articles by Jane Lewis
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Guo Guangchang: how China’s Icarus fell to Earth
Profiles Guo Guangchang dodged the fate of many of his fellow business tycoons when the Chinese government cracked down on them. But his debt-laden empire is now facing a liquidity crunch.
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Vitalik Buterin: the man who changed cryptocurrencies
Profiles Maths prodigy Vitalik Buterin became fascinated by bitcoin as a teenager. Now 28, he is worshipped as a near deity by crypto-enthusiasts.
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Chris Xu: the retailer with a cult following
Profiles Chris Xu was born to poor farmers in the Shandong province of China. Today he leads a mysterious upstart that is unnerving established fast-fashion retailers. What’s his secret?
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Hock Tan: the tech sector’s supreme dealmaker
Profiles Broadcom’s boss Hock Tan has acquired a reputation as the industry’s prime dealmaker – a renown that suffered a blow under Donald Trump. Now he has another big fish on the line.
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Profile: Queen Elizabeth's finances
Profiles The Queen’s frugal habits and dedication to the job have endeared her to (most of) her subjects. But where does her money come from – and how much does she have?
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Chase Coleman: star hedgie hits the panic button
Profiles Chase Coleman got off to a sizzling start in the hedge-fund industry and became one of the biggest winners of the tech bull market. His fall from grace has been brutal.
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Do Kwon: the King of Crypto Lunatics
Profiles Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Do Kwon liked to ruffle feathers and stir things up in his industry. But the collapse of his empire has left investors desperate and angry.
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The return of the Marcos dynasty to the Philippines
Profiles The Philippines has elected Bongbong Marcos as president, three decades after his family was ousted from power in a popular revolution. What does that bode for the future?
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MacKenzie Scott: America’s fairy godmother
Profiles MacKenzie Scott pledged to keep on giving money away till the safe was empty when she split from husband Jeff Bezos. That’s easier said than done when you own a chunk of Amazon.
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Alex Jones: America’s top crank goes bust
Profiles Alex Jones is the world’s loudest and most prolific conspiracy theorist. Now his claims have failed to stand up in court and his Infowars website has filed for bankruptcy.
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Howard Schultz: taking a third shot as Starbucks CEO
News Howard Schultz turned a small Seattle concern into a global coffee chain. Now he’s back at the helm to revive its fortunes. Can he overcome market scepticism?
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Richard Liu: the downfall of China’s Jeff Bezos
Profiles Xi Jinping’s crackdown on the tech barons claims another scalp as Richard Liu, founder of JD.com, China’s second-biggest ecommerce giant, steps down. Jane Lewis reports.
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Arkady Volozh: Founder of Yandex's legacy is at threat due to Ukraine war
Profiles Arkady Volozh has been hailed as a visionary leader in the tech industry and spent 20 years building Russia’s tech giant, Yandex. The Ukraine war threatens his achievement. Jane Lewis reports.
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Elvira Nabiullina: Putin's central bank chief blindsided by Russia's war on Ukraine
Profiles Putin’s central bank chief was reportedly blindsided by the launch of the invasion of Ukraine and forced to stay in her job. Managing the crisis looks like a deeply unappealing task, says Jane Lewis.
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Karel Komárek: the billionaire lottery winner
Profiles Czech billionaire Karel Komárek looks set to win the race to run the UK’s national lottery. But he has his eyes on an even bigger prize.
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Xiang Guangda: the “Big Shot” who broke the nickel market
Profiles The founder of the world’s largest producer of stainless steel recently found himself on the painful end of a wrong-way bet on the nickel price. The “Nickel King” has always loved a punt, says Jane Lewis
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Carl Icahn: “King Kong” takes a bite of McDonald’s
Profiles Legendary corporate raider Carl Icahn is showing a softer side, taking a slice of fast-food giant McDonald’s to improve animal welfare. No doubt he is seeking to secure his legacy too.
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Eric Schmidt: seeing off the robot takeover
Profiles Former Google boss Eric Schmidt is concerned about the dangers of artificial intelligence and has set up a $125m philanthropic venture to help steer the technology in safe directions.
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Guo Wengui: a Manhattan caper worthy of a spy thriller
Profiles Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui fled Xi Jinping’s regime to claim asylum in the US. But now the American authorities are after him too.
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Sam Bankman-Fried – the “Crypto King’s” staggering pile
Profiles Sam Bankman-Fried, still under 30, shot from obscurity to a $24.5bn fortune by spotting arbitrage opportunities in the cryptocurrency markets.
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El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele – the “coolest dictator in the world”
Profiles Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s president, took power in a landslide in 2019, promising to clean up politics and end gang violence. He also has a taste for cryptocurrency and grandiose schemes
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The curious case of Cox & Kings
Profiles Cox & Kings, the historic Indian travel company, marked its 250th anniversary by floating on the stock exchange. Since then, the whole edifice has come crashing down in mysterious circumstances.
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Yusaka Maezawa: the punk rocker heading to the moon
Profiles Yusaka Maezawa made his fortune in retail before joining the billionaire space race. Now he’s sorting through a million applications to join him in his next jaunt to the stars.
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Guillaume Pousaz of Checkout.com: the surfer dude catching the fintech wave
Profiles Guillaume Pousaz moved to California to pursue his love of surfing, and landed in Silicon Valley. He then rode the fintech gold rush to a multi-billion-dollar fortune.
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