US moves to choke China’s role in electric vehicle supply chain
Strict new IRA tax credit rules aim to boost domestic industry but could slow transition from petrol
Electric vehicles, Batteries
X ramps up new advertising strategy following Elon Musk’s tirade
Social media site accelerates plan to attract small businesses as billionaire owner battles big brands
Advertising, Social Media
Marie Nilsson, a Swedish union leader fighting the Tesla Goliath
The escalating dispute pits the national view of unions against Musk’s antipathy to organised labour
Electric vehicles
PDD/Alibaba: nimble rival catches up with Jack Ma’s behemoth
Temu owner’s global strategy has paid off
Ecommerce
Celebrity lawyer David Sherborne: ‘I regard myself as on the side of the angels’
The barrister on acting for Johnny Depp and Prince Harry, his battle over phone hacking — and why the super-famous are human beings too
Lunch with the FT
Why markets had a stellar November
The S&P 500 ended the month about 9% higher
Artificial intelligence
Nomura hires former top UK Treasury official Tom Scholar as European chair
Senior civil servant controversially fired when Liz Truss became PM last year joins Japan’s biggest investment bank
Investment Banking
VCs swarm Finland: saunas and reindeer but few deals
Plus, Peltz reignites proxy fight with Disney and Brookfield raises $30bn
Mergers & Acquisitions
Reclusive Shein founder Sky Xu prepares to enter the spotlight with IPO
Chinese ecommerce tycoon behind fast-fashion group beloved by the Instagram generation prefers to fly below the radar
Ecommerce
Luxuries should be more about the pleasure than the value
Although demand for the rare and the beautiful has gone global, buyers may hold on to their money for a while
Luxury goods