Fight for Brazil chemicals group Braskem draws in foreign bidders — and Lula government
Latin America’s largest petrochemicals producer has attracted bids from Apollo and Abu Dhabi state-run oil companyChemicals, Mergers & Acquisitions
Councils in England pressed to allow pubs to open early for World Cup final
Lionesses’ Sunday morning clash with Spain means licensing extensions should be fast-tracked, says Gove Travel & leisure industry
Hydrogen equipment maker ITM hails ‘tangible progress’ on recovery
Revenues at UK manufacturer beat expectations after string of profit warningsRenewable energy
BAE/Ball Aerospace: shooting for the stars with $5.6bn US space takeover
The UK national defence champion will need to sweat its acquisition to make a decent returnMergers & Acquisitions
Adyen: minted US payments groups outstrip Dutch hopeful
Rivals are grabbing market share with aggressive pricing strategiesFintech
Top Google AI experts pick Japan to set up on their own
Llion Jones and David Ha take inspiration from nature with start-up Sakana AI Artificial intelligence
The sceptical case on generative AI
Hype is huge around the technology, but some uncomfortable truths are also being raisedArtificial intelligence
The dangerous role of America’s weird lenders-of-next-to-last resort
Inside a byzantine corner of the US financial systemFinancial & markets regulation
Dan Och/Sculptor: pragmatic traders decline to second his emotions
Billionaire’s objections to buyout confront cold reality that public markets are almost always efficientMergers & Acquisitions
‘I’m looking for fewer ways to be traceable, not more’
Snapchat, Find My Friends and the lost art of disappearingSocial Media