UK offshore wind development under threat as subsidy auction failure looms
Industry warns maximum guaranteed price in this year’s bidding round is too low to offset cost inflationRenewable energy
Vulnerabilities in the Treasuries market aren’t going away
Unease is rising — as are the extreme positions taken by hedge fundsFinancial & markets regulation
Daily Mail in talks over Qatari funding for Telegraph bid
Gulf finance in demand as rival media groups circle conservative broadsheetMergers & Acquisitions
Smurfit Kappa/WestRock: packaging combination should offer more than paper gains
The tie-up would create the world’s largest paper and packaging group by sales and be worth $30bnMergers & Acquisitions
African leaders back global carbon tax to pay for green energy in poorer nations
Climate summit calls for six-fold increase in renewable energy across the continent Renewable energy
In green tech, overcapacity is a boon
We cannot produce too much of the stuff that will help us decarboniseRenewable energy, Electric vehicles, Batteries
Tencent declares AI ‘war’ on Chinese rivals
Tech company releases large language model as it joins battle to become China’s AI national championArtificial intelligence
Banks and investors step up opposition to EU derivatives plans
Trade bodies call on bloc to scrap initiative to move clearing deals out of LondonFinancial & markets regulation
Smurfit Kappa in $20bn merger talks with WestRock
Europe’s biggest packaging company says it would cancel London listing and shift to US should deal complete Mergers & Acquisitions
Amundi increases sustainable investments levels on 46 ETFs
Some funds managed by Europe’s largest listed asset manager will rise from 1% to 35% Financial & markets regulation