Trump sets out plans for cost targets and eliminating ‘middlemen’ in executive order
President promises to defy industry pressure and drastically cut cost of pharmaceuticals
Italian bank is circling Banco BPM and Commerzbank but says it will only do deals that improve its ‘standalone’ position
Czech group PPF makes rival offer that would raise its stake to just under 30%
Local producers are stepping in to fill the gap vacated by foreign majors retreating from Africa’s largest producer
Luigi de Vecchi will join the US investment bank from July and open Milan office
Stefan Hoops says trade war has triggered long overdue spending push on the continent
As football club fights for La Liga title, delays to the Camp Nou revamp are exacerbating its precarious financial position
Governments outline plan to encourage train companies to launch services that could cut journey time to five hours
Spanish bank has since raised €7bn from sale of Polish stake as it pivots from Europe to Americas
Donald Trump’s tariffs are catalysing price increases up and down the aisles. Will consumers swallow them?
Biggest quarterly profits for over a decade come as German lender fends off interest from Italy’s UniCredit
Vincent Clerc says changing supply chains fast using trade war is ‘very unrealistic’
Country’s small and medium-sized businesses are pivoting to defence amid European rearmament
Plus, creditors draw battle lines at Altice and Millennium in talks to sell stakes
Competition for electricity is growing rapidly as conflicts in Scandinavia show
Analysts and investors believe restructuring of international business could be more aggressive than French unit
Steven Wood accuses Hayek family of sidelining minority shareholders in Swatch Group as he campaigns for board seat
Deal is the latest in a series of large investments and acquisitions in the mobile gaming market
Wegovy maker expects second-half rise in business that used to go to pharmacies’ custom-made ‘compounded’ versions
Danish jeweller is accelerating plans to send goods directly to Canada and Latin America
Investor interest for start-ups in the defence sector jumps as region’s capitals pledge billions to boost their own security
Surge in the single currency against the dollar this year is becoming a concern for exporters
Several transactions are on the table with billionaire investors, overseas shareholders and domestic politicians all affected
Vas Narasimhan argues potential US tariffs on pharma industry are not ‘sensible’
