Louis Vuitton designs its own slowdown
LVMH chief says the market has overreacted to its luxury brand as the group purposely puts brakes on rapid expansion to prevent overdistribution European companies…
Quality European shares still look cheap
The valuation gap with the US is wide and in many cases unjustified, say strategists – and many think it’s time to buy European companies…
Week in Review, May 25
Tumblr founder rolls into the big time. Also, Danone in China and Amazon’s biosphere feature among the top stories European companies…
Sixth night of violence in Sweden
Rioting exposes a faultline between well-off majority and minority who are poorly educated, cannot find work and feel pushed to the edge of society European companies…
UK pensions body attacks European watchdog
Eiopa’s call for additional powers and suggestion the industry should be hit by a levy to fund its operations was criticised as a ‘land grab’ European companies…
Germany shows way on and off the pitch
The ascent of Germany, on and off the pitch, has not been lost on UK observers, with policy makers looking to Berlin for economic inspiration European companies…
A manifesto for the language of youth
Michel Serres allies himself with the young, saying that a new kind of democracy will grow out of the online world’s ‘democracy of knowledge’ European companies…
Oil groups hit by US class action
BP, Shell and Statoil have been named in the first lawsuit to be filed in the wake of an antitrust probe into alleged manipulation of oil prices and benchmarks European…
Spanish banks get tough on corporate debt
Even for Spanish companies outside the property sector, the moment is arriving when lenders may be unwilling to extend any more credit European companies…
EU accepts Star Alliance concessions
Lufthansa, United Airlines and Air Canada have offered to cede airport slots in New York and Frankfurt to address potential competition issues European companies…
