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The growth rate in Deloitte's global consulting division has fallen from 19% in 2023 to 1.9% in 2024. Deloitte plans to cut more staff from its advisory division as demand for consultancy services declines. "In the context of an ongoing challenging market, we have to carefully consider the shape of our firm," Deloitte told BI on Wednesday. According to its latest annual report, Deloitte's global consulting revenues grew by 1.9% in the 2024 financial year ending 31 May. AdvertisementDeloitte's global workforce expanded to 460,000 in the 2024 financial year, an increase of 3,000.
Organizations: Deloitte, Business, Financial Times, Equity
Competition from European, Korean, and Japanese carmakers has vanished since Western sanctions were imposed on Russia. Chinese automakers face increasing tariffs in other regions. Chinese cars are selling at record levels in Russia, according to data from Russian analytics agency Autostat, reported by The Financial Times. AdvertisementIn the first nine months of 2024, Russia imported 849,951 vehicles from China, the FT reported, citing China Passenger Car Association data. The sales boom in Russia comes as Chinese automakers face rising obstacles in other regions.
Persons: carmakers, Ilya Frolov, didn't Organizations: The Financial Times, Chery, Geely, Russia, Lada, China Passenger Car Association, EU Locations: Russia, Moscow, Ukraine, Russian, China, Mexico, Brazil, Southeast Asia, Japan, Germany
The Big Four — EY, Deloitte, KPMG, and PwC — are the world's largest accounting and consulting firms. AdvertisementDeloitte, EY, KPMG, and PwC are the world's largest accounting and consulting firms, known as the Big Four. The Big Four offer companies services such as workforce transformations, reshaping corporate finance portfolios, assurance, valuation, and optimizing the use of technology. AdvertisementThough not as stark a slowdown as Deloitte or EY, growth at PwC still dropped noticeably compared to the 9.9% rise reported for the previous 12 months. In February 2024, it unveiled a tax AI assistant for 2,300 PwC tax professionals in the UK to use.
Persons: PwC, , Antonia Wade, EY, Ernst & Young, Janet Truncale, Carmine Di Sibio, Jack Taylor, Joe Ucuzoglu, Jim Spellman, Price Waterhouse, Mohamed Kande, Bill Thomas, Liam McBurney Organizations: Deloitte, KPMG, Service, EY, Ernst, Getty, Revenue, Assurance, PwC, Deloitte Deloitte, Deloitte Global, Equity, Nvidia, Google, AWS, Coopers, Street Journal, Big Locations: London, PwC, Asia, Pacific, Amsterdam
Grocery chain Asda is calling workers back to the office three days a week from January. The British retailer says it will improve on-site catering and provide better bathrooms for staff. Asda chair Stuart Rose said remote work doesn't suit the fast pace of the consumer goods industry. In recent months, companies like Dell and Amazon have announced that staff must be back in the office five days a week. If RTO policies become too strict, top talent will simply leave to find a system that works for them, Ravin Jesuthasan, a respected future-of-work researcher, previously told Business Insider.
Persons: Stuart Rose, , Rose, Spencer, Mohsin Issa, Issa, Zuber, Asda's, Ravin, Nick Bloom, Bloom Organizations: Service, Marks, Asda, The Observer, Business, TDR, Walmart, Dell, Amazon, Observer, Stanford Locations: British, Argos, Asda
Europe could fall into recession in 2025 under Trump's economic proposals, a major EU bank said. AdvertisementThe eurozone economy faces the possibility of a looming recession as tariffs promised by President-elect Trump look set to dampen growth, according to analysts at a Dutch bank. Trump pledged on the campaign trail to impose a fresh era of trade tariffs, building on policies he enacted during his first term as president. European Union economic growth is already struggling, and has lagged behind the US in recent years. He said Europe's economic challenges, including high energy costs, sluggish economic growth, and geopolitical instability, would only get worse in the event of a tariff battle with the US.
Persons: , Trump, James Knightley, Nigel Green, Green Organizations: ING, Service, Trump, deVere Locations: Europe, China, Europe's, Ukraine, NATO
TSMC will stop providing Chinese customers with some of its most advanced AI chips, per reports. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has informed its Chinese customers that it will stop supplying them with its most advanced artificial intelligence chips, according to multiple reports. The policy is part of a number of sanctions and export controls aimed at restricting Chinese firms' access to advanced technologies in the interests of national security. AdvertisementNews of TSMC suspending production was first reported by Chinese media site ijiwei.com.
Persons: , TSMC, Biden, Donald Trump Organizations: Service, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Baidu, Nvidia, Huawei Technologies, US Commerce Department, US, Reuters, Trump Locations: Washington, China
It is months before Trump's inauguration, but tariffs are already on the lips of global business leaders. AdvertisementAs soon as Donald Trump won reelection, CEOs worldwide discussed his plans for a new era of global tariffs. AdvertisementOn Wednesday, Oliver Zipse, chairman of BMW, downplayed fears over tariffs during a third-quarter earnings call, citing the company's large US business. Advertisement"Politics is politics," Ikea's CEO, Jesper Brodin, told Business Insider when asked about how Trump's tariffs would affect international business. Soon after Trump's departure from the White House, the two sides ended their dispute and axed the tariffs, but renewed tariffs could lead to issues once again.
Persons: Donald Trump, Ralph Lauren, , Trump, he'd, John Deere, Trump's, Shinju Aoyama, Aoyama, Shinji Aoyama, YOSHIKAZU, Piyush Gupta, Gupta, Europe Trump, Davidson, Oliver Zipse, Zipse, Maja Hitij, Arne Freundt, Freundt, Jesper Brodin, Guillaume Faury, Faury, OZAN KOSE, Martin Sorrell, Sorrell, Justin Picicci, Ralph Lauren's, Picicci, Timothy Boyle Organizations: BMW, Airbus, Ikea, Service, Biden, Japan's Honda Motors, Honda, Getty, DBS, Mercedes, Volkswagen, Puma, European Union, Boeing, EU, White, North, Columbia, Washington Post Locations: China, Mexico, Europe, AFP
Twitter's ex-CMO, Leslie Berland, is suing Elon Musk, saying she is owed $20 million in severance. The same week as Berland's filing, Twitter's ex-CEO got the go-ahead to proceed with a similar suit. AdvertisementTwitter's former chief marketing officer, Leslie Berland, is suing Elon Musk, saying she is owed over $20 million in unpaid severance. The documents state that a Twitter employee who was there on Bertrand's recommendation cautioned Musk against reinstating Trump in front of the advertisers, leaving him "embarrassed and angry." Related storiesBerland claims she was wrongly denied about $20 million in benefits owed to her under Twitter's policy.
Persons: Leslie Berland, Elon Musk, Twitter's, , Berland, Musk, Xavi, Donald Trump's, Parag Agrawal, Maxine Chesney Organizations: Service, Bloomberg Law, Twitter, Cannes Lions, Trump, Business, Verizon, Bloomberg Locations: California's, California, Ireland
During his first term, Trump imposed tariffs on key industries in both Europe and China. AdvertisementThis time around, analysts told BI that Trump's policies could have a particular impact on Europe. Related storiesEurope is particularly vulnerable to Trump's aggressive trade policies for two main reasons, said Nigel Green, CEO of financial advisory firm deVere Group. AdvertisementDonald Trump met European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2020. Steven Kennedy, the most senior civil servant in Australia's Treasury department, said Wednesday he expected Trump's tariffs to impact the country's economy.
Persons: Donald Trump's, Trump, , Donald Trump, Bilal Hafeez, Nigel Green, Green, Morningstar, Trump's, Michael Brown, Ursula von der Leyen, JIM WATSON, Steven Kennedy, Kennedy, Fitch, Latinvex Organizations: Service, European Union, Macro, Economic, of Chicago, Street Journal, deVere, Pharmaceuticals, Morningstar DBRS, Trump, stoke, European, Getty, European Commission, Treasury, News.com.au Locations: Europe, China, Ukraine, Davos, Australasia, Latin America, America, Mexico
Ryanair, Europe's biggest airline, repeatedly criticized Boeing in its latest earnings report. The airline said that this increase came "despite repeated Boeing delivery delays." Related Video"Many customers are switching to Ryanair for our lower air fares," Ryanair's CEO Michael O'Leary said. Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary has been one of Boeing's harshest critics in recent months. Related stories"While we continue to work with Boeing leadership to accelerate aircraft deliveries ahead of peak S.25, the risk of further delivery delays remains high," the CEO added.
Persons: , Michael O'Leary, O'Leary, Yves Herman Ryanair, machinists, Kelly Ortberg, Tim Clark, Scott Kirby Organizations: Ryanair, Europe's, Boeing, Service, REUTERS, Alaska Airlines, Emirates, United Airlines Locations: Alaska
Now the Kingdom plans to cut its foreign investment to prioritize domestic spending. AI is the new focus of investment as Saudi Arabia looks to position itself as a global technology hub. AdvertisementSaudi Arabia is pulling back on its global spending spree to focus on domestic investments. In September, Saudi Arabia held the third Global AI Summit, attracting a host of high-profile leaders and dealmakers. The new focus on domestic investment comes as Saudi Arabia's spending on Neom, its futuristic megacity in the desert, hit $1 trillion.
Persons: , Yasir Al Rumayyan, we've, Al Rumayyan, Yasir Al, Rumayyan, Hamad I Mohammed, Uber, Andreessen Horowitz Organizations: Service, Public Investment Fund, Future Investment, Economic, REUTERS, Investors, Saudi Press Agency, Financial Times, Saudi, AI, Bloomberg, Sindalah Locations: Saudi, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Davos, Switzerland, Neom
Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman said he thinks Trump would make a better president the second time around. He's uncertain about the election result, though Citadel's Ken Griffin said he expects Trump to win. AdvertisementSteve Schwarzman said he thinks Donald Trump would be more "efficient and effective" if he wins next week's election. Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin, who was also on the panel, was more assured of the election's outcome. Citadel founder Ken Griffin expects Donald Trump to win the 2024 election.
Persons: Steve Schwarzman, Trump, Ken Griffin, , Donald Trump, Schwarzman, Mike Blake, Griffin, Alan Murray Organizations: Saudi Arabia's Future Investment, Service, Blackstone, Future Investment Initiative, Saudi, Republican, Bloomberg, Citadel, White Locations: Davos
After two scandals this year, PwC's business in the Asia-Pacific region has fallen. While PwC faced these regional setbacks, it hit record-high revenues and hired 10,000 new employees. AdvertisementAfter scandals in Australia and China this year, PwC has lost business in the Asia-pacific region. AdvertisementDespite the regional impact on the business, PwC posted an overall growth of 3.7% to reach record-high gross revenues of $55.4 billion. Like other leading consultancies, PwC has been hit by falling demand for consulting services, and its growth rate has slowed.
Persons: PwC, , Mohamed Kande, Uber, we've Organizations: Service, Big, PwC, Google, Australian Financial, EY, Deloitte Locations: Asia, China, Australia, India
Apple has been banned from selling the iPhone 16 in Indonesia. Apple's share of the Indonesian market has grown to around 10% in recent years. AdvertisementThe Indonesian government has blocked Apple from selling its latest iPhone 16 in the country because it does not meet local regulations. The ministry said 9,000 iPhone 16 products had already entered the country. Of the 235 million smartphones Apple sold globally last year, the company only sold about 3.4 million in Indonesia, the FT reported.
Persons: Apple hasn't, , Apple, Tim Cook, Joko Widodo Organizations: Apple, Service, Indonesia's Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Industry, Indonesian, Anadolu, Getty, Apple Intelligence Locations: Indonesia, Indonesian, China
Partners at EY, Deloitte, and PwC all saw declines of around 5% in their share of profits. AdvertisementPartner payouts at the Big Four consultancies are falling as demand for professional services declines and firms increase the number of partners. At EY, partner payouts in the UK, where the global consulting and accountancy firm is headquartered, were down 5% this year. UK partners received an average of £723,000 ($938,000) compared to £761,000 ($987,000) the previous year. UK partners at PwC took home an average of £862,000 ($1.11 million) this financial year, 5% less than the same period in 2023.
Persons: , EY, Hywel Ball, PwC, consultancies Organizations: Big, Partners, EY, Deloitte, Service, KPMG Locations: EY
AdvertisementDeloitte and EY have trimmed staff as demand for professional services provided by the two Big Four firms declines. AdvertisementDeloitte is the world's largest professional services firm in the world by revenue and employees. Lucy North/PA Images via Getty ImagesMajor consulting firms are experiencing a slowdown in demand for advisory services. Professional services firm Accenture cut its revenue forecast for 2024 from between 2% and 5% to between 1% and 3%. AdvertisementAside from workforce reductions, consulting firms are also introducing new policies as they face up to an industry slowdown.
Persons: , EY, Lucy North, PwC, James Callander, Callander Organizations: Deloitte, Service, Big, Financial Times, Revenue, Getty, Accenture, UK, Business
EY has fired dozens of staff in the US over code of conduct breaches, the FT first reported. The staff watched multiple online training courses simultaneously, the report said. The dismissals took place last week after an investigation found that the staff had watched multiple online training courses simultaneously during "EY Ignite Learning Week" in May, the FT reported. They said that there had been no warning that watching courses simultaneously was not allowed and that multitasking was part of EY's culture. The SEC said hundreds of EY accounting staff shared answers to exam questions "over multiple years."
Persons: EY, Organizations: Business, Service, Financial Times, US Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, Big, Public Company Locations: Indonesia, Philippines
Aetherflux aims to launch a constellation of satellites to transmit solar power to Earth using infrared lasers. Bhatt told BI why he's joining the commercial space race and what Robinhood taught him about capitalism. AdvertisementAetherflux aims to create a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) that will collect solar power and beam it down to receptors on Earth using infrared lasers. Caltech's president, Thomas F. Rosenbaum, said the project had shown them that solar power beamed from space "is still a future prospect" but that it "should be an achievable future." The science has already been demonstrated; it's just going to be an engineering and economic feat to prove it can be done from space, Bhatt said.
Persons: Baiju Bhatt, Bhatt, Robinhood, , Vlad Tenev, Elon, Baiju Bhatt Bhatt, Thomas F, Rosenbaum, it's, he'd, you'll, Spencer Platt, Matthew Weinzierl, Weinzierl, Einstein, Aetherflux Organizations: he's, Service, California Institute of Technology, NASA, Langley Research Center, Stanford, DARPA, Investment, Space Angels, McKinsey, Harvard Business School, SpaceX, Getty, Apex, Forbes Locations: India, Anadolu, Bay
Jane Street is one of Wall Street's most lucrative trading firms. Some internships at the firm offer a base salary equivalent to $250,000 annually. AdvertisementLucrative trading firm Jane Street is one of Wall Street's leading market-makers. In a sign of its success, Jane Street currently has 58 job vacancies in its New York office. AdvertisementA quantitative researcher internship, which runs from May to August, offers a base salary of $250,000 annually.
Persons: Jane, , Jane Street, Jane Street's, Sam Bankman, Caroline Ellison, Fried, Donald Trump's, Glassdoor, Goldman Sach, JP Morgan Organizations: Service, Bloomberg, Financial Times, World Trade Center, Alameda Research, Jane, JPMorgan, Barclays, FT Locations: New York, Hudson, Alameda
Attendees at Musk's events must sign a petition in support of free speech and the right to bear arms. AdvertisementElon Musk said he's headed to the key swing state of Pennsylvania amid his ongoing support for Donald Trump's presidential campaign. "Tomorrow night through Monday, I will be giving a series of talks throughout Pennsylvania," Musk posted on X on Tuesday night. The events are free, but attendees are required to sign a petition "supporting free speech & right to bear arms & have voted in this election," Musk said. You just need to have signed our petition supporting free speech & right to bear arms & have voted in this election.
Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, , Donald Trump's, Musk, Trump, 2cjdY7oPtB — Elon, Tucker Carlson, Joe Biden Organizations: SpaceX, Service, America PAC, Borders, Sensible, Fair, Pennsylvania, Federal, Commission, The New York Times, Trump, White House Locations: Pennsylvania, Cities, Butler , Pennsylvania, White House . Arizona , Georgia, Michigan, Nevada , North Carolina , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
US-based academics Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson won the Nobel Prize in economics. Their work has helped demonstrate how institutions affect wealth inequality, the prize committee said. AdvertisementThree economists based at US universities have been awarded the 2024 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences for their work on how institutions affect wealth inequality. Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson will share the $1.1 million prize money, the prize committee said. The prize, known in its entirety as the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, is widely considered the most prestigious prize in the field.
Persons: Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, James A, Robinson, , Alfred Nobel, Jakob Svensson, Acemoglu, Johnson, Jan Teorell, Robinson “, ” … Organizations: Service, Sveriges, Economic Sciences, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Chicago's Pearson Institute, Global, International Monetary Fund, Prosperity Locations: Acemoglu
EY has delayed start dates for some of its new hires for a second consecutive year. The consulting giant said the move reflected "the current M&A environment and our business needs." AdvertisementThe accounting and consultancy giant EY has delayed the start of jobs for some of its new hires amid an industry slowdown. It's the second year running that the Big Four firm has delayed start dates for new hires. EY pushed back start dates twice in 2023 and also made at least 300 job cuts in its advisory wing.
Persons: EY, Organizations: Service, Financial Times, Big, Deloitte, PwC, KPMG, Global
Attendance was tracked, but the system was flexible in practice, and many ended up leaving at lunchtime, Dell workers told Business Insider. Some parents and other caregivers on the sales team told BI that the lack of notice sparked panic. Two other parents at Dell told BI they were facing the same issue finding day care. Workers told BI that Dell's Round Rock HQ has been busy since the company introduced a 5-day RTO for the sales team. Brandon Bell / GettyTwo parents from the sales team told BI that managers were trying to be lenient where they could.
Persons: Dell, they've, , they'd, Bill Scannell, John Byrne, Scannell, Byrne, Michael Dell, Brandon Bell, Nick Bloom, wouldn't, Johnny C, Taylor, it's Organizations: Dell, Business, Service, Global, BI, Workers, Stanford, Society for Human Resource Management
Palmer Luckey's defense tech startup Anduril is setting its sights on space. AdvertisementDefense tech startup Anduril is fast building a reputation for disrupting the traditional defense industry with its futuristic flying and underwater autonomous devices. Anduril said the mission would "be the foundation for Anduril and Apex's commitment to regularly deploying more mass to orbit. " Last week, the company landed a $25.3 million contract with the US Space Force, a branch of the military established four years ago to protect US interests in space. AdvertisementAnduril has been contracted to expand the use of its artificial intelligence-powered Lattice software on Space Force's Space Surveillance Network (SSN).
Persons: Palmer, Anduril, , Palmer Luckey, Gokul Subramanian Organizations: Apex, Service, Defense, SpaceX, US Space Force, Surveillance, Space, Engineering, US Air Force, Australia's Navy, Air Force Locations: United States, Anduril's
Patagonia laid off 41 members of staff on Monday as part of a major business transformation. AdvertisementPatagonia laid off 41 members of staff on Monday and announced a major business transformation aimed at preparing the company for the next 50 years. The CEO told staff that the layoffs were "a sad and difficult decision" but were part of the company's transformation for the "next chapter." New roles are being created, some are being eliminated and many are evolving," Gellert told staff in the internal email. Gellert told staff to expect more details over the coming days, weeks, and months.
Persons: Ryan Gellert, , Gellert, Diego Donamaria, Yvon Chouinard, Chouinard, Campbell Brewer, Vincent Stanley, Stanley Organizations: Service, BI, Walmart Locations: Patagonia, Ventura, Reno
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