Masayoshi Son: Great Business Visionary, or Deluded Dreamer?
He’s won, lost, then won a fortune again. Now he has amassed the gigantic ‘Vision Fund’ from which to spread investment around the world’s...
Is Twitter falling off its perch?
Departure of Adam Bain may have left social media giant rudderless
By Darren Parkin
"MR. Bain will remain at Twitter in the coming weeks to assist...
Cathay Pacific losing altitude
Once held up as a benchmark of luxury long-haul air travel, the company’s determination not to jump on the low fair bandwagon looks like...
Swede Electric Dreams
Is Volvo’s bid to become all-electric the shrewdest business move of the year, or a cynical ploy to capitalise on the world’s mounting affection...
Steel Merger Looks To Create Industry Giant
Two behemoths of the industrial world look to tie the knot and save thousands of jobs as they create one of the world’s largest...
Emma’s marvellous medicine
GlaxoSmithKline’s mighty empire faces a new chapter with the retirement of Sir Andrew Witty
A MOTHER-of-four from the gritty industrial town of Barrow-in-Furness will create...
Bakkavor Looking To Serve Up Shares
Food supplier aims to fund international expansion by floating on stock market in a bid to raise £100m as it offers around 25% of...
Merger brings gene therapy aid for infants closer to production
FDA approves ‘breakthrough therapy’ designation for novel treatment
NOVARTIS has announced a multi-billion dollar agreement and plan of merger with AveXis to acquire the US-based...
Sharia banking weaves moral fibre into the West’s oft-flawed system
No pork, no porn, no booze: this traditional Islamic take on finance and funding relies on ancient ethical codes — and ensures lender and...
Paul Allen – The Forgotten Man Of Microsoft
When two school friends set up their own software business, one of them didn’t expect it to become one of the most successful companies...
