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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How Taylor Swift is boosting the economy
When the global superstar rolls into town, the whole economy gets a boost. We’re all learning, as the music business did the hard way – you don’t mess with Taylor Swift. Jane Lewis reports.
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VICE bankruptcy: how did it happen?
Was the VICE bankruptcy inevitable? We look into how the once multibillion-dollar came crashing down.
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Profile of Kwasi Kwarteng, the leading light of the Tory right
Profiles Kwasi Kwarteng, who studied 17th-century currency policy for his doctoral thesis, has always had a keen interest in economic crises. Now he is in one of his own making
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Yvon Chouinard: The billionaire “dirtbag” who's giving it all away
Profiles Outdoor-equipment retailer Yvon Chouinard is the latest in a line of rich benefactors to shun personal aggrandisement in favour of worthy causes.
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Johann Rupert: the Warren Buffett of luxury goods
Profiles Johann Rupert, the presiding boss of Swiss luxury group Richemont, has seen off a challenge to his authority by a hedge fund. But his trials are not over yet.
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Profile: the fall of Alvin Chau, Macau’s junket king
Profiles Alvin Chau made a fortune catering for Chinese gamblers as the authorities turned a blind eye. Now he’s on trial for illegal cross-border gambling, fraud and money laundering.
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Profile of Ryan Cohen: the “meme king” who sparked a frenzy
Profiles Ryan Cohen was credited with saving a clapped-out videogames retailer with little more than a knack for whipping up a social-media storm. But his latest intervention has backfired.
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The rise of Gautam Adani, Asia’s richest man
Profiles India’s Gautam Adani started working life as an exporter and hit the big time when he moved into infrastructure. Political connections have been useful – but are a double-edged sword.
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Ron Johnson: the retail king’s quest for redemption
Profiles Ron Johnson’s spell at JCPenney, following his triumph at Apple, was a disaster. Now, his latest attempt to rescue his reputation has just crashed into bankruptcy.
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Michael Saylor: the tech mystic who bet it all on bitcoin
Profiles Michael Saylor, the founder of data analytics company MicroStrategy, has pursued the odd strategy of placing the whole firm on red at the roulette table that is bitcoin. Where will the ball finally land?
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Zhao Weiguo: China’s No. 1 chip tycoon vanishes
Profiles Zhao Weiguo rode a decades-long boom in China pursuing Beijing’s core industrial policy of semiconductor self-sufficiency. Then he fell foul of Xi Jinping.
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Jennifer Lopez: the American dream on steroids
Profiles Jennifer Lopez built a business empire on top of an entertainment career, thereby paving the way for the likes of Reese Witherspoon and Gwyneth Paltrow.
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Ruja Ignatova: the crooked cryptoqueen
Profiles Ruja Ignatova’s charm and guile, honed in the dark markets of post-Soviet Bulgaria, persuaded millions to invest in OneCoin, her Ponzi scheme. Then she disappeared.
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Sunny Balwani and the Theranos saga’s final chapter
Profiles Sunny Balwani, Elizabeth Holmes’s former lover and business partner, has been convicted for his role in the building of a multibillion-dollar fraud at Theranos
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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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