The German giants want to save a combined 13 bln euros to fund the transition to electric cars – but crunching together could yield much more than that. Christopher Thompson predicts the Fiat-Peugeot playbook will be scrutinised heavily in Stuttgart an…
Beijing is primed to launch the world’s first digital sovereign currency. The rollout will give authorities a powerful tool to tackle fraud and money laundering. The underlying technology will be the breakout innovation to watch for, says Robyn Mak.
Shareholders will put more pressure on companies to deal with greenhouse-gas emissions in 2020, explains Antony Currie. That’s also likely to prompt executives and boards to use mergers and acquisitions to address their climate risks – giving Wall Stre…
John Foley explains why Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman may try to reunite his private-equity firm with passive-investing giant BlackRock after 25 years apart – and why Goldman Sachs’s David Solomon may also be interested. BlackRock boss Larry Fink has…
Dec 20 – As the tiny territory marked the 20th anniversary of its return to Chinese control, President Xi Jinping urged the gambling hub to move beyond baccarat. Mooted plans to grow its financial sector seem ambitious, but might just pay off, Katrina …
By Breakingviews columnist Alec Macfarlane
From Breakingviews columnist Jeff Goldfarb
A $1 trillion market for sliced-and-diced loans known as CLOs has fueled a host of private-equity deals, but a weakening economy could throw grit in the wheels. If companies get riskier, and buyers get more demanding, the buyout boom could blow a gaske…
The Levant country has lost its government, has people protesting on the streets and rating agency Fitch has just shunted its debt further into junk territory. Anna Szymanski explains what’s causing all the trouble and discusses whether an IMF bailout …
The debacle that was the aborted WeWork initial public offering came with plenty of lessons for other would-be IPO candidates, technology investors and advisers. Richard Beales highlights some of the most salient messages drawn from a new Breakingviews…