Threads vs Twitter: newcomer will struggle to reel in its rival
Can Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta adapt its new service quickly enough to out-run Elon Musk’s network?Social Media
FIS/Worldpay: payment falls due for fintech hype
Wall Street has begun taking a sceptical view of the previously go-go fintech industryMergers & Acquisitions
FCA tells UK banks to make faster progress improving rates for savers
High-level meeting with lenders’ CEOs and senior management comes amid accusations of profiteeringFinancial & markets regulation
Artisanal mining: the struggle to clean up a murky industry
Small-scale miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo are risking their lives to source a metal critical for the energy transitionElectric vehicles, Batteries
Generali snaps up Conning to create one of Europe’s largest asset managers
Italian insurer acquires US investment group from Cathay LifeMergers & Acquisitions
Ministers, your central bank needs you!
In our new, much messier economic era, strict separation of monetary and fiscal policies has had its dayCentral banks
Top Fed official signals support for July rate rise to tame ‘hot’ economy
Lorie Logan thought June policy tightening would have been ‘appropriate’ to temper inflation risksCentral banks
Xpeng/EVs: JPMorgan defies army of short sellers
US bank is optimistic about the Chinese carmaker but investors should tread carefullyElectric vehicles
Louis Vuitton redesigns Tambour watch after shift to boutique horology model
Inspired by the house’s famous trunks, Jean Arnault aims to increase the exclusivity — and price — of the timepiecesLuxury goods
Threads/Twitter: copycat app hits Elon Musk where it hurts
For Meta, new social media app Threads represents low-hanging fruitSocial Media