Daimler aims to cut costs as part of luxury drive

Mercedes-Benz aims for high single digit return on sales by 2025

Is there a bubble in passive investing?

Opinion is divided over whether indexing poses a huge threat or adds to stability

Passive investing: worse than Marxism?

Investors are debating the Sanford Bernstein report which warns that the growth of index funds may distort markets, but such concerns are not new

Food giant Nestle reports better-than-expected revenue growth

Swiss maker of KitKat bars and Perrier water emerges from economic slump

Stocktake: Quindell collapse vindicates short sellers

New Pimco chiefs seek to calm investors

Investment manager could see withdrawals of up to 30 per cent after surprise departure of co-founder Bill Gross

Starbucks moves European head office to London after tax row

Coffee chain was criticised for methods to minimuse tax burden

Industry’s worst flops cost €20bn

Volkswagen loses astonishing €4.6m per car on every Bugatti Veyron it sells

Heart-stopping markets and lying CEOs – 10 more stock market peculiarities

From donating money to politicians to appearing on magazine covers there are many odd indicators of stock market performance

Size of windfall payout in doubt as Vodafone eyes new targets

World’s second-largest mobile phone group on acquisition trail