Taiwan/China: trade tiff targets island’s presidential election
The timing of Beijing’s ending of tariff cuts for certain chemical imports is tellingChemicals
Allen & Overy rolls out AI contract negotiation tool in challenge to legal industry
Law firm works with Microsoft and AI start-up Harvey in attempt to ‘disrupt the legal market before someone disrupts us’Artificial intelligence
Uefa and Fifa lose Super League football case
Biggest European clubs given chance to join breakaway tournaments after ECJ competition rulingTravel & leisure industry
Co-op Bank enters exclusive merger talks with Coventry Building Society
A deal would see the private equity-controlled UK bank return to mutual ownership Mergers & Acquisitions
Coming soon: the €6bn AHO telco LBO?
Plus, PE’s big windfall after a tough year and new hopes for Japanese M&AMergers & Acquisitions
Belgium suspected China spy but was unable to prosecute
Outdated penal code prevented action against far-right Flemish politician, says justice ministerTerrorism
The US backlash against Nippon Steel is wholly misguided
American objections to a deal to buy US Steel turn on an outdated view of how close Japanese companies are to the stateMergers & Acquisitions
Cut gambling adverts at UK sports games, MPs urge
Ministers told to take ‘precautionary’ approach to protect children and vulnerable people from branding ‘bombardment’Travel & leisure industry
Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount CEOs hold exploratory merger talks
A deal could combine CNN and CBS while letting the indebted media groups cut streaming costsDigital Media, Mergers & Acquisitions
Bank of England takes heat for hawkish stance as UK inflation cools
Investors are betting central bank will start cutting interest rates far sooner than its tough rhetoric suggestsCentral banks