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May-Corbyn Brexit talks just point to fatigue

When you hear that UK Prime Minister Theresa May and her Labour Party rival Jeremy Corbyn are in talks, you can safely assume that May has exhausted every other option in her efforts to get a Brexit deal through Parliament. But it’s a measure of the political damage wrought by Hurricane Brexit on Britain’s political landscape that even if there ...

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Coal’s future is in people’s hands

Climate change is at the top of many American voters’ minds, as evidenced by a CNN poll found “96% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents say it’s very or somewhat important for a presidential candidate to promise aggressive action” on the issue. At the same time on the other side of the globe, “Promises to fight the world’s most toxic air ...

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Two hedge fund backseat drivers make life a misery

To pick up Elliot Management Corp as an activist investor is unfortunate. Having another hedge fund agitator in the form of Knight Vinke must be misery, especially when it’s making rival demands. Add in a bidder with a blocking stake and German utility Uniper SE is a company where the CEO can scarcely think of themselves as the boss. Andreas ...

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