Bloomberg Unilever Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Alan Jope plans to retire at the end of next year following a tumultuous period where the company botched a potential $53 billion deal and irked investors with lackluster growth. Jope, 58, a long-term veteran of the consumer goods company, will leave after only five years in the role, with no named successor …

Bloomberg Apple Inc began making its new iPhone 14 in India sooner than anticipated, after a surprisingly smooth production rollout that slashed the lag between Chinese and Indian output from months to mere weeks. The US tech giant made the announcement on Monday, weeks after the marquee device’s September 7 unveiling. It had worked with Foxconn Technology Group, its most …

  Bloomberg Global financial firms, still smarting from multi-billion dollar losses in Russia, are now reassessing the risks of doing business in Greater China after an escalation of tensions over Taiwan. Lenders including Societe Generale SA, JPMorgan Chase & Co, UBS Group have asked their staff to review contingency plans in the past few months to manage exposures, according to …