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China stocks tumble on Huarong crossholdings report

Activist investor details relationships among 26 entities linked to bad debt manager

News

DowDuPont flags $4.6bn writedown as it cuts forecasts

Chemicals group recasts over-optimistic merger outlook

Uber takes a detour with plan to provide temporary staff

New division being developed in Chicago would provide waiters and guards

Campbell Soup Co

Loeb’s Third Point turns up the heat on Campbell

Activist fund decries board’s ‘failed leadership’ in fight with founder’s descendants

Invesco to buy OppenheimerFunds from MassMutual

Deal will lift assets under management to $1.2tn

Coke makes new appointments in management shake-up

Chief James Quincey hands over more responsibilities to focus on strategic direction

Opinion & Analysis

Inside BusinessRichard Waters

Planned IPO will test the value of Uber’s network

With its army of human drivers, the group should be best placed to bring in new tech

Property sector

WeWork targets big business in Japan

Push comes as large groups try to adapt to digital era with flexible work spaces

FT SeriesEurope’s corporate comeback

France faces growing threat of skills shortages

Companies struggle to recruit as workers not equipped for digital future

Technology sector

Struggling Tencent seeks to heal internal rifts

Once China’s most valuable company, tech giant hopes reboot ends fragmented culture

Bank earnings show the wealthy gorging on credit

Loan portfolios are growing on the back of a strong economy and soaring financial markets

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