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Elon Musk wins divided court victory over post that seemed to threaten Tesla employees’ stock options if they joined a union
On May 20, 2018, Musk tweeted: “Nothing stopping Tesla team at our car plant from voting union. Could do so ...
The U.K.’s fertility rate is at its lowest level in 90 years, far below the ‘replacement rate’. Yet another snag in the nation’s productivity battle
“The fertility rate in England and Wales has been below two children per woman since the 1970s,” the ONS said. ...
Starbucks says workers risk ‘separation’ if they don’t go into the office at least three days a week while its CEO commutes in via company jet
The coffee company will enforce hybrid rules for corporate employees starting in January. Read More
Sheriff of Wall Street praises Kamala Harris as a ‘fierce warrior’ with the ‘courage to take on the big banks’
Harris previously went mano-a-mano with JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon. Read More
How Jen Psaki went from runner-up for the job—twice—to Biden’s first press secretary
Plus: The worst career advice she’s ever received. Read More
Fire breaks out at BAE’s UK nuclear submarine shipyard
‘No nuclear risk,’ say police as residents advised to avoid area
Work-from-home warriors workers just got more ammo in the RTO crusade: Jobs with WFH options have better stock returns, new study reveals
Share prices have become the latest metric to measure the performance of flexible workplaces compared to their peers with strict ...
UBS reports better than expected profits
Swiss bank’s markets business helped by increase in volatility
Volkswagen profit drops 64% as China sales slump
Finance chief highlights ‘urgent need’ for cost reductions and efficiency gains
Germany’s loveless coalition teeters on brink of break-up
Chancellor Olaf Scholz snubs partners, fuelling speculation of early elections in spring
Age matters when it comes to boards
There is often bias towards candidates with established records, but companies should not be afraid to take a chance on ...
Hospitals in the line of fire in world’s forgotten war
Sudan’s brutal civil war is taking a devastating toll on the country’s health facilities
UK visa process for AI experts should be streamlined, says angel investor
Recommendations from Matt Clifford on boosting the tech industry also include special zones for data centres
The cautionary tale of Goldman and Apple’s credit card
Retail banking is not only harder than it looks but also heavily regulated by watchdogs who take their duties very ...
EU drives through tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles
Levies totalling up to 45% needed to compensate for Beijing’s ‘injurious’ subsidies, says Brussels
How Arm could be the unexpected winner of the AI investment boom
Shares in the British chip designer, which is controlled by SoftBank, have trebled in price over the past year. But ...
UK-EU tax gap hits low as Reeves delivers revenue-raising Budget
Britain’s fiscal picture is closer to EU averages than it has been for decades
Giant African rats join crackdown against illegal wildlife trade
Wily rodents deployed to sniff out illicit flows of rhino horns, elephant tusks and pangolin scales
StanChart to double investment in wealth management as profits rise
Wealth business had record quarter as revenues rose 32%
Beijing complains to the WTO about Europe’s new tariffs on Chinese electric cars
China slammed Brussels’s decision on Wednesday morning, saying it did not “agree with or accept” the tariffs. Read More
Samsung’s smartphone crown slips with company in crisis
Korean tech giant is losing market share to US rival Apple and Chinese players
Jeff Bezos doubles down on unprecedented block of a presidential endorsement from ‘The Washington Post’ but admits ‘I am not an ideal owner’
Amazon’s founder stands by his words, calling out the decline in media trust. Read More
Reddit shares soar 25% as it turns its first profit
Social media platform says it has attracted nearly 100mn daily active users with its ad tech investments starting to pay ...
Trump rally’s Puerto Rico slur lands with a thud in Pennsylvania
Republican candidate faces backlash after airing of racist insults at his New York gathering
UK borrowing costs hit post-election high on eve of Reeves’ first Budget
The chancellor will draw parallels with the Blair government’s efforts to repair the country’s social fabric in the late 1990s
Reddit surges to new high after strong holiday-quarter forecast
Reddit’s shares had already more than doubled in value before its report on Tuesday. Read More
Novo’s main Ozempic plant cited for quality lapses by FDA
Novo has been racing to boost supplies of its drugs for obesity and diabetes after initially underestimating demand. Read More
Goldman says traders are too worried about delays to US vote result
Investors are overstating the risk that financial markets will be plunged into uncertainty by the lack of a clear victor. ...
