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Axa plans to invest €10bn in infrastructure debt over next five years

Axa, Europe’s second-largest insurer, plans to invest €10 billion in infrastructure debt over the next five years as low interest rates push European (...)

Third Point founder Daniel Loeb suggested Sony adopt “a semi-independent governance structure”. Photograph: Reuters/Steve Marcus
Hedge fund calls for independent Sony board

New York hedge fund Third Point says it has raised its stake in Sony and has urged the Japanese company to create an independent board to run a partia(...)

Volkswagen’s diesel take on the Golf GTi lacks the spark you’d expect

(...) – offering an advantage in terms of economy – simply does’nt offer the same degree of feedback. The normal(...)

Second-hand Peugeot cars on display<NO1> at an auto dealership in Berlin, Germany, last month<NO>. Next months registration change may affect how second-hand cars are priced. Photograph: Krisztian Bocsi/Getty
Customers may benefit from dealers’ depreciation woes

Next month’s registration change will be a learning curve for the motor industry, especially when trying to assess the second-hand value of a car boug(...)

Older wiser: For the most of us who use cars for a commute, for shopping, for the daily grind, we can make our money go much farther by buying a slightly used car
Yes, you can buy the cheapest car but you will pay for it in other ways

How to save your motoring money in 2013? You buy a Dacia Sandero 1.2 for €9,990. Job done. Well, not quite but there is a perception out there that si(...)

Setting out its targets a year before the World Cup kicks off in Brazil, Adidas said sales from its soccer division would break the €2 billion barrier for the first time in 2014. Photograph: Reuters/Michael Dalder
Adidas sets new soccer sales goal in World Cup year

German sportswear maker Adidas has forecast record sales for its soccer business in 2014, aiming to retain market leadership in the sport ahead of US (...)

Bank fees unfair to blind customers, group says

Bank of Ireland has been criticised for not making allowances for visually impaired people under its new fee structure which is to be rolled out later(...)

Build quality: robots weld cars at Nissan’s plant in Sunderland. Photograph: James Sebright/Getty
Is the Japanese crown of reliability slipping?

(...) are all under pressure to deliver both performance and economy in today’s market. As a result(...)

Computers at the wheel in driverless market

Imagine a time when you summon your car to your front door at the touch of a button, climb into the driver’s seat and catch up with the morning’s news(...)

Mercedes-Benz CLA
The motoring class of 2013: how are they doing so far?

(...) outweighed by its comfort and the remarkable fuel economy of the 1.5-litre diesel version. It’s currently(...)

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