Alibaba founder Jack Ma urges staff to learn from rival Pinduoduo
Intervention comes at critical moment for tech group that has reversed course on radical restructuring plan
Ecommerce
UK regulator to force investment advisers to set aside money for potential redress claims
FCA says rules would ensure ‘polluter pays’ when consumers are harmed
Financial & markets regulation
Campaigners push to give repair shops new lease of life
The old philosophy of ‘make do and mend’ is making a comeback in Europe
Consumer trends
The good and bad news on climate change
As renewables become competitive on cost, it is policymakers who are the biggest brake on the energy transition
Renewable energy
VMware’s $92bn sale showers cash on Michael Dell and Silver Lake
Investors’ decade-old deal pays off in ‘one of the huge private equity successes’
Mergers & Acquisitions
Daniel Křetínský pushes French retailer Casino to offload stores before bailout
Carrefour and Lidl among those seeking to buy hypermarkets from indebted group built by Jean-Charles Naouri
Mergers & Acquisitions
Wind and solar power face an end-of-life sustainability challenge
As the world switches to renewables, difficulties in dealing with spent panels and turbines are coming into focus
Renewable energy
Highlights from the FT’s Banking Summit
Plus, Norway’s wealth fund continues its private equity pursuit
Mergers & Acquisitions
Indian start-up joins race to mine batteries for raw materials
Bengaluru-based Metastable says its recycling technology can extract valuable metals from spent lithium-ion cells
Batteries
Don’t bet on the UK ending the power of gas to set energy bills
The electricity price is set by the most expensive generating asset, but uncoupling the two would be very complicated
Renewable energy