US policymakers are turning up the heat on TikTok
Increasingly, they view the platform as a Chinese tool to manipulate American mindsSocial Media
Harbour Energy/Wintershall: minnow lands transformational deal
Purchase reverses UK oil and gas producer out of a strategic cul-de-sacMergers & Acquisitions
Failed Warburg Pincus talks reveal scale of BlackRock’s private equity ambitions
Discussions about a possible strategic partnership foundered over two firms’ competing visionsMergers & Acquisitions
China’s BYD set to announce Hungarian electric vehicle factory
Group to invest in car plant in bid to dominate European EV industry by end of decadeElectric vehicles, Batteries
Warner Bros/Paramount: bloated structures should curb ambitions
Caution should surround the discussions about big media dealMergers & Acquisitions
Bank of England losses on QE greater than other central banks, says ex-rate setter
Michael Saunders warns counting costs of bond-buying programme in public debt could force fiscal retrenchment Central banks
Eni: Plenitude pre-IPO stake sale is sweet reward for patience
Confidence is slowly returning to green energy stocks amid mounting expectations that interest rates have peakedRenewable energy
UK’s Harbour Energy agrees $11.2bn deal for Wintershall Dea assets
Acquisition expected to create one of world’s largest independent oil and gas companiesMergers & Acquisitions
Open-ended funds: regulators seek to avoid liquidity hiccups
Proposed global rules aimed at minimising the incentive for investor stampedes should be welcomedFinancial & markets regulation
Taiwan/China: trade tiff targets island’s presidential election
The timing of Beijing’s ending of tariff cuts for certain chemical imports is tellingChemicals