Business

Apple’s Cook joins CEO summit with China premier as economy sags

Cook, who’s visiting China for at least the third time this year, joined top executives of firms including Rio Tinto, ...

India’s central bank governor says economy ‘well placed’ to handle shocks

RBI chief Shaktikanta Das believes economic fragmentation, protectionism and tariffs are among the biggest threats

Indonesia calls Apple’s $100-million investment offer unfair

The move signals Jakarta is seeking further negotiations before lifting a ban on domestic iPhone 16 sales. Read More

Trump’s pick for Treasury Secretary has markets betting he’ll take the sting out of ‘America First’ trade policies

Donald Trump will nominate Scott Bessent to replace Janet Yellen as Treasury Secretary, with markets buoyed by comments on tariffs. ...

CEOs share the career-defining moments that launched them to the corner office

CEOs spoke to Fortune about the big projects and skills that helped place them in the corner office. Read More

Inside Elon Musk’s time-worn legal strategy of spending and grinding adversaries into submission

In years of court cases, Musk has consistently used the same legal tactics to take on his opponents. Read More

Exclusive: Veterans of secretive investment firm Two Sigma raising $25 million crypto venture fund

The new venture firm is raising money as crypto markets roar back. Read More

‘Busiest Thanksgiving ever’ as 80 million expected to travel for the holiday and record numbers set to flood U.S. airports

Airline passengers might get lucky like they did last year, when relatively few flights were canceled during the holiday week. Read ...

Dollar falls after Trump names Bessent to Treasury role

Global stocks rise as hedge fund manager picked for top economic position

Bosch, one of Germany’s biggest employers, cuts working hours for 10,000 extra staff following expanded layoffs

Robert Bosch, which employes arounf 429,000 people, is overhauling its workforce as the company struggles with Germany’s flatlining economy. Read ...

Remote work jobs are disappearing—but they’re becoming a talent gold mine for employers still offering them

The share of remote positions on LinkedIn have plummeted in the last year, but applications for remote jobs are staying ...

Chinese hackers are mobilizing, U.S. official says

They could manipulate HVAC systems in server rooms or disrupt power and water to data centers. Read More

Trump’s ‘team of rivals’ cabinet is packed with different positions and eclectic personalities: ‘I think it’s going to look a lot like a reality TV show’

“The president has his two big priorities and doesn’t feel as strongly about anything else—so it’s going to be a ...

UN climate talks end with $300 billion annual pledge. Here are the main takeaways

The hope is that the money from developed countries will help boost private investment to reach an ambitious goal of ...

Charlotte airport workers plan to go on strike over ‘poverty wages’ during massive Thanksgiving travel week

“We’re on strike today because this is our last resort. We can’t keep living like this,” cabin cleaner Priscilla Hoyle ...

HP trying to take pole position in a fast-changing future of work

CEO Enrique Lores says HP became Scuderia Ferrari’s title sponsor earlier this year because of the sport’s 10-month season and ...

Jaguar’s criticized radical rebranding makes consumers question how important products are to their identities

Jaguar, a sturdy symbol of British tradition and refinement, was one of several iconic companies that announced significant rebrandings in ...

Europe goes nuts for viral Dubai chocolate. With bars priced over €100, chocolate smuggling spreads across the continent

Swiss manufacturer Lindt launched its own version of the Dubai chocolate in Germany this month and customers queued for hours ...

Alex Jones is heading back to court to try to stop The Onion’s purchase of Infowars, calling sale fraud and collusion

At stake is whether Jones gets to stay at Infowars’ studio in Austin, Texas, under a new owner friendly to ...

Beijing’s internet censors have a new target: Social media echo chambers

Chinese internet giants will get about three months to adhere to Beijing’s new directive against “information cocoons”. Read More

Barclays fined £40mn after dropping challenge over Qatar fundraising

FCA says UK bank’s conduct in October 2008 capital raising was ‘reckless and lacked integrity’

Pro-Russia hard-right candidate tops Romanian presidential poll

First-round victory of Călin Georgescu shakes political establishment

UK property sector hit by fears of resurgent inflation

Big housebuilders have shed billions in value since October Budget

Northvolt dilemma: Can European EVs avoid relying on Asian batteries?

Governments, carmakers and investors must recraft the region’s strategy after the fall of the Swedish group

US and Europe diverge on monetary policy as Trump scrambles outlook

Big central banks’ rates trajectories part ways as Eurozone wrestles with sluggish growth

The return of the techno-libertarians

Silicon Valley billionaires are selling a dream of unfettered markets — but reality is not so certain

Pensions reform is vital to raise the UK’s dismal savings rate

This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to create a system able to enhance both prosperity and security

Can Europe defend itself with less American help?

The continent will have to spend more as Trump refocuses policy elsewhere. But replacing US military heft will not be ...

Labour’s skills strategy under fire for lack of ‘clout’ and urgency

Business and education experts say diminished role for companies could undermine reforms

UniCredit makes offer for Italian rival Banco BPM

Deal could create Europe’s third largest lender by capitalisation, bank says