German carmaker Daimler will separate its Mercedes Benz cars business from its trucks and buses unit in preparation for the electric vehicles era

Japan’s paradoxical labour market has seen unemployment rise despite an increase in the number of jobs available to applicants

After a decade of safety crises, Japanese part maker Takata has filed for bankruptcy, agreeing to sell its assets to Key Safety Systems

As productivity growth continues to stall in the developed world, Rachel Connolly asks, can frontier firms give some insight into the solution?

Former Ethiopian Health Minister Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been elected after nearly two years of public campaigning

Hong Kong’s flagship airline is set to undergo its biggest restructure in 20 years after posting its first annual loss since the global financial crisis

JAB Holdings, the owner of Krispy Kreme and Jimmy Choo, has agreed to buy Panera Bread in the US’ biggest restaurant deal to date

The Office for National Statistics has introduced new measures to enable UK policymakers to identify and respond to recessions faster

Prominent asset manager State Street will vote against companies failing to address their gender imbalance within the next year

Standard Life has agreed a deal to purchase Aberdeen Asset Management, creating the largest fund manager in the UK

Tech giant SoftBank has opted to buy private equity firm Fortress; diversifying its portfolio and driving the company’s ‘SoftBank 2.0 transformation strategy’

As more employees turn to self-employment, the rise of the gig economy could have far-reaching effects on the corporate employment model

World Finance takes a brief look at the five most successful family-owned enterprises in the world

When it comes to public relations, there is always more to uncover beneath the surface. As it picks up the pieces after its recent PR disaster, SeaWorld is learning a valuable lesson