Why UK independent garages are worried about shift to electric cars
Specialist training for electric vehicle mechanics has slowed as industry struggles with staff shortages and other headwinds
Electric vehicles
How will the world’s biggest coal exporter wean itself off the fuel?
Also in today’s newsletter, why the SEC’s scrutiny of ESG isn’t going anywhere
Renewable energy
Boris Collardi: ‘I don’t personify the problems in Swiss banking!’
The former Pictet partner on ‘dirty money’, his childhood letter to Enzo Ferrari — and what he plans next
Lunch with the FT
UK government borrowing was lower than forecast in September
Better than expected data on budget deficit raises pressure on chancellor Jeremy Hunt to outline tax cuts
UK retail sales
Tightened US rules throttle Alibaba and Baidu’s AI chip development
Chinese tech groups restricted to using outdated processors as Washington aims to curtail Beijing’s artificial intelligence ambitions
Artificial intelligence
China puts export curbs on graphite
Restrictions on electric-vehicle battery material set to escalate tensions with US over trade
Electric vehicles
Japan’s acute labour shortages fuel a long-awaited domestic consolidation
A series of so-called ‘acqui-hires’ are a sign of changing dynamics in Japanese dealmaking
Mergers & Acquisitions
CBDC/digital euro: more than a token impact on banking profits
A full uptake would mean significant pain for high street banks in fees and deposits
Fintech, Central banks
Pipe dream of payment plumbers springs a leak
Fintechs need to consolidate to challenge the might of card networks
Fintech
China threatens $69bn Broadcom-VMware mega-deal
Plus, US bankruptcy courts are rocked by an undisclosed romance and the Spanish company hoping to be the next big luxury IPO
Mergers & Acquisitions