Europe needs its own SEC, says Christine Lagarde
ECB president also calls for consolidation among region’s national financial exchangesFinancial & markets regulation
Alibaba goes back to the future with reversal of cloud spin-off
Chinese tech group’s shock change in direction represents gamble by new chief in face of US curbsArtificial intelligence
British retail sales drop as high interest rates hit shoppers
Sector performed worse in October than economists had expectedUK retail sales
British retail sales drop as high interest rates hit shoppers
Sector performed worse in October than economists had expectedUK retail sales
Big Four can continue to dominate, signals UK accounting watchdog
Richard Moriarty says Financial Reporting Council’s priority is high-quality audits and competition is not ‘an end in itself’Financial & markets regulation
‘We need tangible benefit’: Does investment in UK renewables create jobs?
Locals in north-east Scotland say the billions poured into wind power have bypassed the communityRenewable energy
A Wall Street disaster’s final chapter
Also in today’s newsletter, Mars pays extragalactic premium for Hotel Chocolat and Blackstone seeks new financing optionsMergers & Acquisitions
Manchester City’s finances play better in black than red
Selling players at a profit helps offset the club’s huge wage billTravel & leisure industry
The counterintuitive truth about deficits for bond investors
Most of the time, higher government debt levels have been associated with lower yields, not higherCentral banks
Britishvolt owner blames business woes on tax officials, media and ‘sabotage’ by staff
Former and current employees say David Collard’s repeated promises of investment never materialised Batteries