Bloomberg Two of the leading investors at Italy’s Assicurazioni Generali SpA are escalating their battle with the insurer’s management in a push that could include replacing Chief Executive Officer Philippe Donnet. Construction magnate Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone and Luxottica founder Leonardo Del Vecchio, who together own about 11% of Generali, reached an agreement to work toward “a more profitable and effective ...

Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson risks strangling growth with higher taxes on business to fix the public finances in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the country’s biggest business lobby said. The blunt criticism comes less than a week after Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak raised payroll levies on workers and companies to help fund health ...

Bloomberg Uber Technologies Inc lost another suit over its drivers’ working rights after an Amsterdam court ruled workers who ferry passengers using the Uber app in the Netherlands are covered by a local collective labour law. The legal relationship between Uber and its drivers meets all of the characteristics of an employment contract, the court said in its judgement. Uber ...