UK fashion brand Christopher Kane on brink of collapse
Retailer’s woes follow the administration of upmarket Hunter Boots
Luxury goods
Alfa Financial Software/EQT: six little tech companies could become five
FTSE All Share Software index will lose another member if Swedish private equity firm takes over UK software maker
Mergers & Acquisitions
Adnoc/Covestro: strong chemistry explains the attraction
Diversifying into cleaner and higher-growth sectors makes sense for Abu Dhabi’s national oil company
Chemicals, Mergers & Acquisitions
Mike Ashley bought a £60mn stake in Next and no one noticed
Registry data reveals that Frasers, the Sports Direct owner, has taken a punt on Britain’s biggest frock shop
Mergers & Acquisitions
Jay Powell to say June rate pause ‘prudent’ but US inflation battle not over
Testimony before Congress comes as Fed chair has to defend decision to skip interest rate rise
Central banks
Chinese luxury goods: the bear case
(not literally)
Luxury goods
Masayoshi Son says SoftBank ready to go on ‘counteroffensive’
Billionaire chief talks up AI and reveals he had breakdown in October where he questioned his achievements as an entrepreneur
Artificial intelligence
The playful fine jewellery that ‘pops’ on social media
Everyday objects rendered in precious materials are proving a hit with digital-first consumers
Luxury goods
Murky world of global food trading is too important to ignore
Dominance by a handful of companies over the flows of grain and other commodities deserves much more scrutiny
Mergers & Acquisitions
Should the Bank of England adopt the Fed’s ‘dot plots’?
The UK central bank’s forthcoming review must reform how it conveys its forecasts
Central banks