As a general rule, chief executive officers don’t go around calling for one another’s removal. For one, they tend to know one another and are often friends, especially if they work in the same industry. More important, those who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones, as the adage goes, and the CEO job is the epitome of a glass ...

  Fitfully, fretfully, the world is beginning to decarbonise. Fossil-fuel demand is likely to peak in the next few years. Solar and wind energy are growing ever cheaper. Related technology, such as battery storage, has improved dramatically. In its most recent report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change cited “signs of progress” — by its standards, an expression of effusive ...

  The abysmal performance of businesses that have gone public by merging with special purpose acquisition companies (SPAC) has emboldened the US Securities and Exchange Commission to beef up investor protections and disclosure requirements. Spacs were touted as a shortcut to a stock-market listing and a way for retail investors to gain access to promising start-ups. But the hype and ...