Business | Taxing multinationals

Patently problematic

Proposals for consistent global rules on company tax cause worries all round

This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “Patently problematic”

The Great Fall of China

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Its bankruptcy shows how strained the low-cost model has become

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For the fast-fashion giant, nationality has become a vexed question


The CEO of Exxonmobil Darren Woods speaks at a conference

Big oil may be softening its stance on climate-change regulation

ExxonMobil’s boss wants America to stick with the Paris accord


The magic and the minefield of confidence

Self-doubt, hubris and everything in between

Is America’s last big industrial conglomerate about to break up?

Elliott Management wants to split Honeywell in two

Nike and Adidas are losing their lead in running shoes

On, Hoka and other challengers are catching up fast