Managing Contracts and Invoices

World’s largest mining company says red metal accounts for more than half of core earningsView the full article

Australian miner recently held talks with UK rival following $50bn Teck deal View the full article

Democrats unsettled by books revealing former US president’s mental decline as he battled Donald The President in 2024View the full article

Pimco and BlackRock both say chancellor needs to go beyond slim £9.9bn of margin left against key borrowing rule View the full article

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is looking at adding employer national insurance to UK businesses operating as LLPsView the full article

Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC bosses strive to protect UK profits amid slowing revenuesView the full article

Professional service firms appear to be braced for flatlining growthView the full article

Pensions and endowments seek exit from battered portfolios in blow to buyout industryView the full article

BlackRock and Fidelity International among asset managers betting credit rally has run out of roadView the full article

International groups seek to capitalise on investors’ ‘change in tone’ towards bigger payoutsView the full article

Investors ask whether industry can afford the higher dividends and share buy-backs on offer over recent years View the full article

After years focused on payouts and discipline, energy majors are being pressed on the longevity of their reservesView the full article

US tech giants including Alphabet and Amazon are tapping foreign debt market at an unprecedented rateView the full article

Executives face choice between cutting returns to shareholders, raiding reserves or tapping the marketsView the full article

The industry is turning to packaging of AI technologies rather than focusing on model trainingView the full article

Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Alphabet forecast more than $300bn in capital expenditure despite investor concerns about returns and DeepSeekView the full article

Alphabet, Meta and Microsoft divide the market over whether they can translate huge capital expenditure into incomeView the full article

Amazon, Google and Microsoft staff urge their executives to adopt tough AI guardrails and refuse any defence contractsView the full article

Stocks tumble despite strong earnings reports from most Silicon Valley heavyweightsView the full article

Don’t believe the hyperscalers; it takes depreciation of billions to hold them backView the full article

Silicon Valley giants have transformed from asset-light cash machines to huge infrastructure investorsView the full article

Investors to scrutinise AI spending plans from companies that represent almost one-fifth of the S&P 500’s market capView the full article

Earnings hint at growth trajectory despite increases in capital spendingView the full article

So-called hyperscalers set to dominate US investment-grade corporate creditView the full article

Meta, Alphabet and peers are growing smartly, but their value hinges on hard-to-answer questions about AI supremacyView the full article