Deloitte picks US boss as global leader amid Big Four upheaval
Joe Ucuzoglu to take over as accounting firms debate how to respond to EY break-up plan
Monte dei Paschi cash call 93% covered but shareholders shy away
Retail investors took up just 10% of ailing bank’s €2.5bn capital raising
Biden claims oil companies are ‘war profiteering’ as he floats windfall tax
US president urges more production amid high petrol prices after ExxonMobil and Chevron earn tens of billions of dollars
Apple/China: intricate supply chain makes hanging up hard to do
The iPhone maker remains overwhelmingly reliant on the Asian country
Swiss veto of weapons re-exports to Ukraine angers Germany
Bern politicians say transfer of ammunition to Kyiv would jeopardise nation’s neutrality
Fintech for good needs careful handling
Plus, will Alipay ever have a western rival?
Blackstone/Emerson: vendor fills financing void left by banks
Direct lending from private credit firms is efficient but pricey
Tesla/Glencore/Indonesia: scramble for battery metals will intensify
Threat of an Opec-style nickel cartel is credible but would be tricky to co-ordinate
Covid impact on UK retail and transport worse than thought, says ONS
Data show sectors’ contribution to economy remains below 2019 levels while personal wellbeing has also suffered
Blackstone braves frigid debt financing market with $7.7bn Emerson unit deal
Private equity firm teams with sovereign wealth funds in buyout of US conglomerate’s climate tech arm