FinecoBank takes on Italy’s women-in-workforce challenge
Part-time work option and hybrid model assist in supporting female participation in labour market
Work-life balance
Horology in the UK
What makes British watchmaking so distinctive?
Luxury goods
What will Millennium look like after Izzy Englander?
Plus, a star City trader enters the next phase of his career and ValueAct becomes the latest activist to storm Disney
Mergers & Acquisitions
UK government to increase offshore wind subsidies by 66%
Decision comes after developers shunned last auction as a result of ‘global challenges’ hitting the sector
Renewable energy
Global banks criticise South Korean short selling ban as ‘phantom farce’
Regulators seen to be appeasing retail investors ahead of parliamentary elections next year
Financial & markets regulation
Driverless cars/Cruise: robotaxi rollout is stop, start, stop
The standalone business has yet to prove itself roadworthy
Driverless vehicles
Berkshire Hathaway: Buffett hoards cash and waits for easy pickings
Staying on the sidelines is lucrative enough with risk-free rates at about 5%
Mergers & Acquisitions
Fed official warns against calling time on rate-rising cycle too soon
US central bank must not claim victory over inflation prematurely, says San Francisco Fed president
Central banks
Former Nikola boss shouldn’t get prison time for fraud, his lawyers argue
Trevor Milton is set to be sentenced on November 28
Electric vehicles
US and China agree to boost green energy in climate action ‘gesture’
Co-operation viewed as positive sign ahead of COP28 despite lack of commitment on phaseout of fossil fuels
Renewable energy