Bob Iger has been underestimated at almost every turn in his career. From a lowly ABC studio supervisor assigned to soaps like “All My Children” to the corner office at Walt Disney, the executive’s amiable demeanor belies a killer instinct that allowed him to assemble a portfolio of assets that is the envy of the media world. His timing may be just as good. Iger is preparing to leave the $230 billion company just as the industry undergoes another wrenching tran

Credit Suisse’s humiliating Spygate scandal has prompted another unforeseen question at its crosstown rival UBS: Who will succeed Sergio Ermotti as chief executive? As some internal contenders have left UBS over the past year, Credit Suisse’s tailing of former executive Iqbal Khan - who started as head of wealth management at UBS this week - has raised his profile as a potential successor to Ermotti. But Khan and others still need to prove their mettle. Ermotti

Hong Kong offers Jakarta a valuable lesson in the cost of inaction. Unpopular legislative changes have brought tens of thousands of demonstrators onto the streets, just as in the former British colony. It is early enough for Indonesian President Joko Widodo to defuse the tension. Stalling will make it harder to tackle important and thorny policy matters.

Donald Trump’s booze tariffs could have been worse for Europe’s distillers. Makers of Scotch whisky and French wine were among the victims when the famously teetotal U.S. president slapped tariffs on European imports worth $7.5 billion on Wednesday. Investors could find solace in French cognac and champagne, which were spared, at least for now.

That’s when the Facebook CEO rejected Yahoo’s $1 bln takeover bid. Now he uses the decision to justify his grip on control and decisions on data, privacy and the chance of a breakup under a Democratic president. Plus: How a spat over shrubbery almost felled Credit Suisse’s CEO.

Carlos Brito explains at Breakingviews' Aquanomics event in New York how the $153 bln brewer uses tools like reforestation and financing farmers to protect its core ingredient. As climate change worsens, he warns firms not at the table helping communities will end up on the menu.

Boris Johnson has launched a long-shot Brexit plan with a very short timetable. The British prime minister’s much-anticipated alternative blueprint for leaving the European Union has several major flaws. But even if Brussels is willing to negotiate a deal in time for a summit due to be held in two weeks, it’s far from clear that the UK parliament would pass it.

Chinese reformers are running low on American friends. Washington is mulling whether to delist Chinese companies and curb American investment in their shares, according to reports. After decades lobbying for easier investment access, some U.S. politicians are clearly having second thoughts.

The We Company’s prospectus for its flotation said its mission was “to elevate the world’s consciousness.” Having now abandoned its stock offering and its shamanic leader, the parent of shared-office provider WeWork has at least understood that self-realization is integral to that calling. But it needs more than greater awareness to ensure its survival.

Paying a 38% premium is usually a sure-fire way to destroy value. Not so with bookmaker Flutter Entertainment, which is offering $6.1 billion in shares to buy Canadian peer Stars Group. Cost savings alone almost justify the generous price, while post-deal revenue boosters look credible.