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Demanding the logistics industry works round the clock won’t ease logjams, buying less stuff would.

The story of how a low-cost means of investment democratised finance and perhaps even changed capitalism

Miner seeks direct talks as partner struggles to regain indigenous landowners’ trust

Listing of company will provide boost to market after other floats were pulled

UK group is one of the biggest international investors in struggling Chinese property developer

Dumping carbon-heavy assets on to smaller buyers will raise hackles among some activist shareholders

Group forecasts annual sales ahead of analysts’ estimates after it was valued at $10bn in Nasdaq float 

Chiefs risk investor suspicions they are using last year’s dire conditions as a smokescreen for this year’s mediocre performance

UK-based publisher also eyeing editions of The Week in the likes of Australia and Canada

And banking as the world’s worst cartel

Patchy infrastructure makes electric vehicles an unreliable option for millions of Americans

If positions don’t replace those lost in carbon-heavy sectors, a ‘betrayal’ narrative could turn nasty

Islamist group control Kabul, shipping bottlenecks prolong supply chain problems and HSBC increases wealth management focus

German payments processor has battled allegations of fraud, forgery and opaque business links.

Pandemic has accelerated the adoption of machine learning as a tool for education

Deal likely to add to concerns about the hollowing-out of UK listed defence sector and loss of control over sensitive IP

Project comes as internet infrastructure becomes geopolitical flashpoint between US and China

Europe’s largest lender to pay $575m for insurance assets in city as part of pivot to region

World’s biggest miner in negotiations to combine petroleum business with Perth-based group