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Elliott pushes to break up Honeywell after taking $5bn stake
US activist investor wants to split the conglomerate’s aerospace and automation businessesNovember 12 - Business -
How will the Fed handle Trump?
Federal Reserve chair cannot easily prepare for president-elect’s second term but might benefit from being less aggressiveNovember 12 - Business -
Gulf states wary of return to Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ against Iran
Saudi Arabia and UAE welcome president-elect but worry he could upend rapprochement with Tehran and inflame Middle East warNovember 12 - Business -
UK shoppers hit by taramasalata shortage after strike
Workers at food manufacturer Bakkavor have walked out in a dispute over payNovember 11 - Business -
BGC pursues ex-staffer for breaching asset freezing order
Broker dealer previously claimed it had been victim of ‘massive fraud’ by Michael Viney and another former employeeNovember 11 - Business -
Builders face ban on gas boilers in most new homes in England
Industry demands clear guidance and fixed timeframes as concerns over delays to heating reforms mountNovember 11 - Business -
Premier League clubs target stadium upgrades to boost revenues
Top football division clubs look to increase capacity by at least 14% over the next decadeNovember 10 - Business -
Why it’s often luck, not talent, that takes us to the top
No one likes to admit it — but life’s lottery has a big role to play in successNovember 9 - Business -
The HTSI holiday gift guide 2024
What’s on the HTSI editors’ and contributors’ Christmas lists? We’ve got it coveredNovember 8 - Business -
Feeling fine: the rise of ‘wellness real estate’
The Global Wellness Institute estimates that the sector could be worth $913bn by the end of 2028. It’s a big development for what was once regarded as ‘woo-woo’November 8 - Business -
Spanish premier Pedro Sánchez unveils €10bn in flood aid
Package includes help for residents and local authorities to rebuild homes, businesses and infrastructureNovember 5 - Business -
UK government aims to ban smoking outside schools and hospitals
New legislation would cover children’s playgrounds, but pub gardens win reprieve after industry objectionsNovember 5 - Business -
UK looks at handing asylum seeker housing contracts back to local councils
Exploratory talks follow criticism of private outsourcing groups and concern about their high profitsNovember 4 - Business -
Anglo American to offload Australian coal mining stake for $1.1bn
London-listed group sells holding as it pushes ahead with radical plans to streamline businessNovember 4 - Business -
Sabadell trades blows with Cerberus in €365mn lawsuit
Spanish lender takes US private equity group to London’s High Court in dispute over soured property dealNovember 4 - Business -
Reeves suggests businesses can ‘absorb’ national insurance rise
Labour chancellor’s first Budget sparked a backlash from companies, charities and GPsNovember 3 - Business -
Russian bribery seeks to skew Moldova’s presidential run-off
Officials estimate $100mn spent by Moscow as second round follows upset last month for pro-EU president Maia SanduNovember 3 - Business -
Henry Mance: Is homeswapping the answer to overtourism?
Home exchanges allow tourists to visit without squeezing locals out of the property marketNovember 2 - Business -
Art-insurance disputes do not make for a pretty picture
Ronald Perelman’s $410mn lawsuit shines a light on the conflicts between collectors and insurersOctober 31 - Business -
EU drives through tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles
Levies totalling up to 45% needed to compensate for Beijing’s ‘injurious’ subsidies, says BrusselsOctober 30 - Business -
Volkswagen plans to close at least 3 German plants and cut thousands of jobs
Europe’s largest carmaker tells works council it would slash pay by 10%October 28 - Business -
23andMe warns of ‘substantial doubt’ over its survival without new funding
Once-hyped genetic start-up issues latest guidance after reporting further quarterly revenue declinesNovember 12 - Business -
IAC explores Angi spin-off as Barry Diller media group slims down
Home services marketplace launched in the dotcom era has seen plumbers and roofers cut ad spendingNovember 11 - Business -
UK holds talks with China’s Jingye to avert closure of British Steel plants
Support package drawn from £2.5bn war chest being prepared to try and keep Scunthorpe site openNovember 9 - Business -
Why a nemesis is one of life’s greatest gifts
An arch-enemy compels us to confront what we desire — not in another person, but for ourselvesNovember 9 - Business -
Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael at the Royal Academy — sketches of freshly acquired mastery
Two London shows focus on the immediacy and endurance found in the drawings of the High Renaissance artistsNovember 9 - Business -
From cars to planes: global manufacturers brace for Trump’s tariffs
Executives across multiple industries expect supply chain upheavalNovember 8 - Business -
Palantir’s shares jump as ‘unwavering demand’ for AI lifts earnings
Peter Thiel’s data analytics company raises its revenue forecast as growth acceleratesNovember 4 - Business -
University tuition fees to rise from next year in England
Ministers will increase cap in line with inflation to £9,535 after eight-year freezeNovember 4 - Business -
England’s dangerous cladding could cost £22bn to rectify, watchdog finds
Ministers must ‘manage risks’ to limit taxpayers’ exposure to £5.1bn already budgeted, says reportNovember 3 - Business -
Steve McQueen on his second world war epic ‘Blitz’: ‘I just wanted to tell the truth’
His blockbuster shows wartime London in a new light — and might be his most personal film yetNovember 2 - Business -
Samsung’s smartphone crown slips with company in crisis
Korean tech giant is losing market share to US rival Apple and Chinese playersOctober 29 - Business -
S&P downgrades Thames Water debt further into ‘junk’ territory
Decision comes after troubled UK utility reached tentative deal on £3bn of emergency financingOctober 29 - Business -
Vivendi activist urges shareholders to oppose break-up plan
Investors in French media group to vote on proposal in DecemberOctober 29 - Business -
HSBC chief says east-west division will not lead to ‘any split’
Georges Elhedery embarks on sweeping overhaul of lender as part of cost-cutting driveOctober 29 - Business -
Crypto exchanges turn to derivatives to lure cautious investors
New market entrants switch focus to offering leveraged betsOctober 28 - Business -
Labour MP suspended after footage appears to show him punching man
Keir Starmer approves action against backbencher Mike AmesburyOctober 27 - Business -
The Chess Revolution — flash grandmasters finding fame and followers online
Peter Doggers charts the resurgence of the ancient game thanks to technology and globalisationOctober 26 - Business -
China urges ‘constructive dialogue’ on climate change under Trump
Envoy tells COP29 summit in Baku that it is ‘firmly’ committed to controlling methane and other super-pollutantsNovember 12 - Business -
Shell wins appeal against order to cut greenhouse gas emissions
Dutch court annuls order made against energy company in 2021November 12 - Business