US and UK ties are at their lowest point since the Suez Crisis in the 1950s as King Charles III visits Washington. In an address to lawmakers, Charles argued for preserving the countries' alliance. (Source: Bloomberg)
US and UK ties are at their lowest point since the Suez Crisis in the 1950s as King Charles III visits Washington. In an address to lawmakers, Charles argued for preserving the countries' alliance. (Source: Bloomberg)
Khanchit Khirisutchalual/iStock via Getty Images By Patrick O'Connell, CFA | Paulina Alcantara | Okan Akin, CFA Managing carbon output may become a key profitability driver under a new EU border tax. The European Union (EU), pursuing ambitious decarbonization goals, is significantly recalibrating its emissions compliance regime with the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). This new border ta...
Khanchit Khirisutchalual/iStock via Getty Images By Patrick O'Connell, CFA | Paulina Alcantara | Okan Akin, CFA Managing carbon output may become a key profitability driver under a new EU border tax. The European Union (EU), pursuing ambitious decarbonization goals, is significantly recalibrating its emissions compliance regime with the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). This new border tax intends to promote fair competition amid varying emissions rules and costs. Our research suggests it could also offer insight into profitability as the rising costs to meet carbon limits weigh on corporate financial health, creating winners and losers. Fewer EU Carbon Allowances Could Add to Costs CBAM will gradually tax carbon-intensive imports to ensure they cost the same as domestic goods facing rising carbon pricing at home. It’s in response to the planned phaseout of the EU’s free carbon allowances, which are a key emissions-management tool for the region’s cap-and-trade Emission Trading System (ETS). Since 2005, the ETS has issued eligible companies—from energy to aviation—free annual allowances that they then surrender based on each’s carbon dioxide production. But the EU is gradually phasing out allowances to wean firms off them, ideally so they’ll invest in greener production methods on their own. As allowance supplies shrink, domestic producers can be put at a competitive disadvantage compared to importers whose goods originate in countries with low or no carbon costs. To fix that, CBAM tariffs are ramping up through 2034 in lockstep with carbon allowance phaseouts ( Display ). As EU Free Carbon Allowances Phase Out, CBAM Should Close the Gap Source: European Energy Exchange, European Union Transaction Log and AllianceBernstein (Current analysis does not guarantee future results. CBAM: Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; EUAs: European Union Free Carbon Allowances As of March 31, 2026) Balancing the Cost of Carbon Across EU Companies CBAM should also help manage...
A TK Elevator (TKE) elevator on display at the Microsoft Corp. booth at the Hannover Messe 2026 trade fair in Hannover, Germany, on Monday, April 20, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Finland's Kone has agreed to buy German rival TK Elevator in a deal valued at 29.4 billion euros ($34.4 billion), marking one of Europe's biggest takeover agreements in recent years. The cash and share agree...
A TK Elevator (TKE) elevator on display at the Microsoft Corp. booth at the Hannover Messe 2026 trade fair in Hannover, Germany, on Monday, April 20, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Finland's Kone has agreed to buy German rival TK Elevator in a deal valued at 29.4 billion euros ($34.4 billion), marking one of Europe's biggest takeover agreements in recent years. The cash and share agreement, which had been rumored in recent days, would create the world's largest elevator maker, overtaking rivals such as U.S.-based Otis and Switzerland's Schindler . Kone said the deal would result in estimated synergies of 700 million euros on an annual run-rate basis. "For over a century, both KONE and TKE have successfully developed their businesses, in tandem with an urbanizing world. By uniting, we are laying the foundation for an even more innovative company, well positioned for long-term success," Kone CEO Philippe Delorme said in a statement. Kone shareholders holding just over 40% of all outstanding shares and approximately 74.3% of total votes have agreed to support the deal, the company said. TK Elevator CEO Uday Yadav said the two companies share a "deep respect" as he welcomed the announcement. "Together we will bring the very best of both companies to our customers, our people, and the cities we serve. The best of our story lies ahead," Yadav said. Shares of German steel company Thyssenkrupp surged 14% on the news. TK Elevator became an independent company after separating from Thyssenkrupp in 2020. Private equity firms Advent and Cinven bought TK Elevator for around 17 billion euros at the time. The proposed merger is expected to face industry scrutiny, with Schindler telling Reuters late last month that it was prepared to challenge any such deal before antitrust authorities. Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.