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Juul and the damage done to e-cigarettes

The US is in danger of lurching from lax oversight of vaping to banning it unwisely




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Big Oil should rebel against its customers

Energy companies facing climate protests need to limit the wasteful use of their products




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Dyson and the art of making quick decisions

Companies from Boeing to HSBC have discovered the danger of delaying hard choices




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The perfect apple and the Cosmic Crisp

The biggest brand launch since the Pink Lady is changing the nature of the fruit




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A diamond is not forever at a fashion house

LVMH’s $14.5bn bid for Tiffany shows power passing from gem miners to luxury marketers




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Do global businesses have too much power?

Despite public anger, corporate regulation is likely to remain fragmented




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Europe has a problem with its SUV habit

The continent faces a new emissions scandal as family vehicles grow bigger and heavier




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The Ride of a Lifetime — life at the top of Disney

The story of Robert Iger’s career as a leader is a thoughtful tale of surviving disruption




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Saudi Aramco does not rule the world

The valuation of an energy company cannot be engineered like the production of oil




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LVMH has become a luxury department store

Bernard Arnault’s company is the modern incarnation of La Samaritaine and Neiman Marcus




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China’s internet interference is TikTok famous

The video app loved by teenagers is powered by artificial intelligence and protectionism




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Peloton’s sexist Christmas ad has another problem

Misjudged commercial is an example of an especially troublesome type of marketing mistake




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The trends that shaped a decade of domestic life

From high-tech to hygge, our homes changed at top speed in the 2010s — what will the 2020s bring?




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How we all became screen obsessives

Phones, TV and games constantly vie for our attention — but how much do they add to our lives?




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US executives rush in record numbers to ‘buy the dip’

As the stock market plummeted last month, managers of big companies saw value 




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Muddy Waters/Luckin: got his mojo workin’

The after-effects of triumphant bets on Chinese companies should spur more gains for sceptics




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Inside Bill Ackman’s $2.6bn big short

Hedge fund chief bets on stockmarket recovery after profiting from coronavirus sell-off




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Market rout reopens big gaps between winners and losers

Return of dispersion comes after years of similar returns across sectors




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Stockpickers failed to take ‘big chance’ in market rout

Rise of volatility and dispersion was supposed to bring a change of fortunes versus passive




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China’s US stock market flops raise governance concerns  

Companies suffer steep share-price falls while Luckin implosion highlights risks




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Charts that Count: why the market ignores the layoffs

FT's Robert Armstrong looks at a disconnect between the US stock market and the economy




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Coronavirus fallout deals small US companies a double blow

Small-cap stocks underperformed large-caps throughout the bear market and rally




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Wall Street jumps on coronavirus treatment hopes

Remdesivir news moves markets more than economic data or Fed action




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US small-caps rebound as equity rally broadens

Smaller companies in ‘epic rally’ on optimism over coronavirus and policy support




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US stocks fall following new wave of jobless claims

European equities slip after ECB launches fresh push to bolster region’s banking system




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US stocks close out best month since 1987

Central bank support and rising hopes for economic reopening spark April rally




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Stock market slide pushes Berkshire Hathaway to $50bn loss

Sell-off dents investment holdings despite uptick in operating profit




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Energy group EN+ to buy back stake from Russia’s VTB

Recently sanctioned London-listed company seeks to simplify ownership structure




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ArcelorMittal: metal polish

Destocking is at an end and global consumption is expected to rise this year




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Rio weighs closure of Icelandic smelter as it struggles with power costs

ISAL facility remains unprofitable as aluminium producers face weaker demand and prices




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Gupta completes acquisition of bankrupt Indian steelmaker

Business tycoon’s GFG Alliance makes first foray into fast-growing market after long court battle




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Sanjeev Gupta pledges to invest €2bn as part of emissions fight

Liberty Steel to modernise European plants in effort to become carbon neutral




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England bans sale of coal and wet wood to improve air quality

Homeowners must use ‘cleaner alternatives’ for coal fires and wood-burning stoves from 2021




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British Steel’s Chinese rescuer to complete purchase next week

Hundreds will lose jobs in £1.2bn turnround plan even as Jingye says 3,000 will be saved




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Iron ore market is putting a lot of faith in stimulus from China

Price of key steelmaking ingredient has held up, despite big drop in economic activity




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Europe steelmakers cut production after shutdown of car plants

Move illustrates how coronavirus impact is rippling through manufacturing supply chains




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Aluminium industry faces huge supply glut

Thousands of jobs at risk as coronavirus pandemic leads to a fall-off in demand




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Uranium bucks weak commodity trend

Radioactive material at risk of supply shocks given small number of dominant mines




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Uranium enters bull market after Covid-19 hits supply

Prices rebound from March lows after miner Kazatomprom slashes production




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Tianqi looks to sell stake in world’s largest lithium mine 

Chinese producer moves to offload some of its majority holding in Australia’s Greenbushes project




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Rio Tinto expects rising commodity demand from China

Anglo-Australian mining group benefits from resilient iron ore price




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Tata Steel calls on UK to lift £50m cap on coronavirus aid

Steelmaker says more funding needed given scale and length of lockdown disruption




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Tata Steel may face obstacles in securing Covid loan

Chunk of assets already pledged as collateral could complicate efforts to secure fresh debt




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BA warns Gatwick staff it may not resume flights there

Airline’s operations at London’s second biggest airport face brunt of 12,000 job cuts




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Alex Cruz, BA boss suffering from altitude sickness

The four years since his promotion to CEO have been beset by crises




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‘Too hard to tell’ if US travel ban will be lifted this year, says Mnuchin

Treasury secretary’s comments compound woes for airline sector hit by Buffett’s share sale




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Heathrow’s third runway project now ‘impossible’, says IAG chief

Willie Walsh points out that expansion plans face bigger challenges due to coronavirus impact




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Space or bust: Richard Branson’s Virgin dilemma

How Virgin Galactic might help the rest of the group escape the gravitational pull of coronavirus




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Why the oil market is even weaker than you think

Producers’ realised prices are lower than they appear, while traders are braced for more turmoil




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Coronavirus leads to ‘staggering’ drop in global energy demand

Fall could be the equivalent of India’s total annual consumption, IEA says