Bloomberg Starbucks Corp.’s US slowdown has gone global. The coffee chain posted disappointing sales growth in all its major regions, signalling that it now has bigger problems than an overly saturated US market. The results from the quarter that ended on December 31 sent shares down the most in six months. “Our holiday merchandise and limited-time offers did not perform ...

Bloomberg Ford Motor Co. has stepped onto the scale and found it’s out of shape. The automaker signalled it’s even more resolute in the diet prescribed by its new CEO after reporting another underwhelming profit. Ford hasn’t coped well with rising costs because of bloat within its product lineup and engineering budget. Ford “should still be performing at a higher ...

Bloomberg European banks may have scored a victory in having the Basel III capital standards toned down, but that doesn’t mean they can rest on their laurels. There are more battles to come in 2018, in particular lobbying lawmakers on a series of measures designed to reduce risk in the system. The regulations are deemed a vital step towards the ...