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Cuts across different topics, but which do you think is the main driver? Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot in $50bn merger talks A merged company would be worth about $50bn (£39bn)     Michael O'Dwyer     Alan Tovey ,  industry editor 30 OCTOBER 2019 • 7:39AM Fiat Chrysler has confirmed talks with Vauxhall owner PSA Group over a   tie-up   that would create one of the world’s biggest carmakers.  The Italian-American company said on Wednesday that "ongoing discussions" were underway with PSA, the Peugeot owner, but did not give further details. The French company made a similar statement.  A merger would create Europe’s second-biggest car company after VW Group worth about $50bn (£39bn). The talks come just months after Fiat’s efforts to merge with PSA’s French rival Renault   fell apart   following resistance from the French government, which owns a stake in Renault. The t...

Think about competition, new markets, organic & inorganic growth, plus innovation and efficiency: Wm Morrison has accelerated its push into online by deepening its ties with Amazon and sealing a tie-up with Deliveroo to launch a hot-food delivery service this month. David Potts, chief executive of Morrisons, told   The Times  in his first interview since he took the job, that its “Morrisons at Amazon” service, which offers one-hour deliveries, was in eight cities and would be in twenty by the end of the year. The Morrisons boss also revealed that the supermarkets group would open a store in Canning Town in east London at the end of the month with a new Market Kitchen service, so that hot food could be delivered to local customers through Deliveroo. He said that the ultra-fast service had proved popular with customers. The arrangement was possible after Morrisons renegotiated its contract with Ocado, in the wake of a fire at its warehouse in Andover, Hampshire, in F...

Goldman bets on prefab By:  Sarah Moore 24/04/2019 In Sweden most houses contain pre-made elements And where investment banks go, others tend to follow… Investment bank Goldman Sachs is putting its money into prefabricated houses: dwellings that are put together in a warehouse and then delivered to their destinations fully formed. Goldman has decided the industry is worth a $75m investment. Modular housebuilding is not exactly new to the UK: we tried it in the aftermath of World War II in an attempt to meet the urgent demand for housing. Yet today’s prefabs are, thankfully, more stylish as well as more energy-efficient. The idea is that if production is ramped up, prefab housing could go some way towards meeting the 300,000 houses-per-year target the government thinks we must reach in order to keep up with demand. Unfortunately, the UK is far behind other countries in adopting the trend. In Sweden, around 84% of houses are built using prefabric...

If you want to do well in your A2 exam, a wider understanding of business in general is required. This article highlights challenges to some existing business sectors; you can use it as part of a strong conclusion, or as evidence when evaluating: These Are the Industries 3D Printing Just Might Blow Up Why you should care Because 3D printing might be a big part of your next job. By Christine Stoddard The Daily Dose  JUN 13 2017 OZY and GE are partnering to bring you an inside look into how additive manufacturing is changing the way things are made across industries and across the world. When many people think of 3D printing, they think of 3D printers that build prototypes out of polymer, says Laurence Vigeant-Langlois, executive marketing leader of GE’s Additive division. “The average person doesn’t know yet what ‘additive’ means. There’s a lot of basic education to be had,” she says. “Unless you’re at an industrial company or an engin...