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Sunday, 28 May, 2023

Batteries
Sodium batteries: worth their salt Premium content
Sodium has a role to play at the lower end of the electric vehicle market as a substitute
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Saturday, 27 May, 2023

UK energy
UK energy suppliers: higher margins will keep up heat even as bills drop Premium content
Expect anger at the sector’s finances to take a long time to burn out
Friday, 26 May, 2023

Airlines
US airlines: no take-offs for shares despite travel boom Premium content
Labour costs and interest expenses are holding back earnings
Friday, 26 May, 2023

Lex PopuliUK energy
Energy stocks: first, select your shade of green
Diversified SSE powers on despite the energy crisis
Friday, 26 May, 2023

Lazard Ltd
Lazard: CEO tasked with breathing new life into storied franchise Premium content
Peter Orszag to help push financial advisory through tricky global economy
Friday, 26 May, 2023

Jonathan Guthrie
The Lex Newsletter: is H100 a ‘god chip’ or a Doomsday device? Premium content
Plus, OpenAI, Lenovo, Meta, Greenhill, Credit Suisse
Friday, 26 May, 2023

Personal & Household Goods
Air conditioning: record heatwaves fuel second wind for makers Premium content
A growing middle class in South Asia will stoke demand for cool air
Thursday, 25 May, 2023

Nvidia
Nvidia: thanks to AI, the chips are up for CEO Jensen Huang Premium content
Group’s market cap rise on Thursday was so vast that it is being measured in Intels
Thursday, 25 May, 2023

AJ Bell
AJ Bell: DIY investment platform runs rings round rivals Premium content
Group assets under administration hit £68.6bn, up 7% since the start of the year.
Thursday, 25 May, 2023

Investor activism
Seven & i/ValueAct: Japan flips ‘closed’ sign towards activist Premium content
Reforms suggested by low-profile US hedge fund fail to impress shareholders
Thursday, 25 May, 2023

OpenAI
OpenAI: profits cap will no longer fit as capital surges in Premium content
San Francisco start-up’s popular AI-powered chatbot ChatGPT has spawned mass interest in AI tools
Thursday, 25 May, 2023

Cathie Wood
Tech funds: Cathie Wood can’t fight the Fed
Ark Innovation ETF’s dependence on interest rate forecasts undermine stockpicking reputation
Wednesday, 24 May, 2023

Executive Pay
Executive pay: new formulas could fuel confusion Premium content
In theory, corporate leaders could be shown to be owing the company money
Wednesday, 24 May, 2023

SSE PLC
SSE: diversity of profit sources proves a boon for utility Premium content
The chill wind of break-up calls could return, but for now SSE should have done enough to silence its critics
Wednesday, 24 May, 2023

Technology sector
Personal computers: tablets should finally take over from notebooks Premium content
Lenovo’s latest earnings miss underscores the contracting market for desktops and notebooks
Wednesday, 24 May, 2023

Camilla Palladino
The Lex Newsletter: Hydropower — it never rains but it pours Premium content
Reliability of renewable energy source may change as weather patterns become less predictable
Tuesday, 23 May, 2023

Meta Platforms
Giphy/Meta: the cost of doing business overseas keeps rising Premium content
The loss is not life-threatening for a company with $40bn in cash
Tuesday, 23 May, 2023

HSBC Holdings PLC
HSBC/SVB: franchise value matters as much to bank rescuers as assets Premium content
The failed US bank’s new owners accuse the UK lender of improperly luring away key staff
Tuesday, 23 May, 2023

Mergers & Acquisitions
Yelp: struggling listings group should review options that include cash sale Premium content
A better solution than a combination with Angi would be a private equity buyout
Tuesday, 23 May, 2023

Property sector
Property tech: home-flipping is out, mortgage services are in Premium content
Strengthening ties between property agents and home loans is key
Tuesday, 23 May, 2023

Mining
Diamonds: war, not sanctions, has cut prices for Russian gems Premium content
Consumers have cut back on buying the stones in response to the cost of living crisis
Tuesday, 23 May, 2023

BT Group Plc
BT: dealmaker Drahi’s unlikely reinvention as yield investor Premium content
UK would probably block full purchase of the telecoms group by a debt-heavy foreign buyer
Tuesday, 23 May, 2023

Renewable energy
China industry: PV CV points the way in EVs Premium content
The effectiveness of Chinese policy in solar cells should send a chill through western electric vehicle companies
Monday, 22 May, 2023

US & Canadian companies
Greenhill/Mizuho: 2010s deals boom left M&A pioneer behind Premium content
Boutique investment bank’s independence ends after 27 years
Monday, 22 May, 2023

Meta Platforms
Meta: Facebook fine is data pointer to EU’s approach to Big Tech Premium content
Groups are still getting a resounding thumbs-down from continent’s regulators

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