Scoops

Inflation has hit hair salons — and their customers — everywhere as the cost of colouring and other services soars

Probe finds snack maker tried to prevent products moving between countries so consumers could get lower prices

US-backed Verde to invest $1bn in disused Romanian mine and begin production in 2027

Outgoing Princo investment head says signs of improving climate could be ‘just a blip’

Apas stops short of establishing criminal intent in Big Four firm’s conduct

Rearmament and green transition prompt rethink of long-stalled integration of Europe’s financial markets

Austrian lender, which has pledged to exit Russia, orders internal probe following FT findings

US buyout firm has plans to build a vast data centre to tap growing demand for computing power

In 32 years since privatisation £78bn has been paid out of utilities

Higher number of blue-chip groups propose boosting payouts significantly to compete with US

Government draws up regulatory blueprint while competition watchdog expresses ‘real concerns’ about industry

SoftBank-backed fintech aims to offer current accounts to existing customers by end of 2024

Mainland equity issuance is the worst on record this year in a sign of low investor confidence

Michel Demaré in FT hits out at ISS and Glass Lewis for applying ‘double standards’ after they opposed CEO pay package

MediaForEurope pushing its own board nominees but denies planning takeover of German broadcaster

How the Wallenberg family helped turn EQT Partners into a colossus of the buyout industry

Intervention comes as EU leaders prepare to debate bloc’s economic competitiveness

Britain falls to second most appealing European country to deploy capital, according to CBRE survey