IMF sends Brexit warning

Voting to leave could be bad news for the UK economy, the IMF has warned.

​A vote to exit the European Union in next week's referendum could leave Britain's economy more than 5 per cent smaller by 2019 than if it stays in the 28-nation club, the International Monetary Fund said.

Mad scramble for a Brexit plan

Currency markets are moving ahead of the vote on Thursday.

As chances increase that Britain might actually walk, central banks, investors and businesspeople are franticly drawing up contingency plans. It's an exercise in guesswork and hope.

US court upholds net neutrality laws

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In a move hailed by much of Silicon Valley, a US appeals court upheld federal "net neutrality" rules that prevent ISPs from slowing down service for some users.

How to fend off Trump's Oreos attack

How to fend off Trump's Oreos attack?

As the US election campaign rages on, the wildcard candidate attacks companies from biscuits maker Mondelez to Ford, Apple and Amazon, calling for boycotts and sending down their shares. Their hands are tied.

Brexit: Europe stocks could tank

British Prime Minister David Cameron is under pressure as the campaign for Britain's exit from the EU is gaining ground.

European shares could lose about a quarter of their value in the immediate aftermath of a UK secession from the European Union, a study testing the effects of Brexit showed.

The top-rated CEO you haven't heard of

Current and former Bain employees gave CEO Bob Bechek an approval rating of 99 per cent.

His staff gave him an approval rating of 99 per cent, but this year's highest-rated CEO has a far lower profile than previous winners such as Mark Zuckerberg or Larry Page.

Lobbyist jailed for extorting Redflex

John Raphael was hired by Redflex from 2005 to 2013 to seek and obtain lucrative red light contracts in the state's ...

A lobbyist has been sentenced to 15 months' federal prison in the US for extorting political campaign contributions from Australian red light camera company Redflex.

Is the annual raise on the way out?

Touching sacred cows: Jeff Immelt, the chief executive of General Electric.

General Electric is the laboratory of corporate management. As the US manufacturing giant is rethinking a bedrock tradition of corporate life, C-suites around the world will be watching closely.