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$5 million question: Can bankers be fired for demanding 8 hours of sleep? US court to decide

Whatever the verdict, the case is already forcing an on-the-record look at how a top-tier advisory firm defines “essential” in a profession. (AI image) A Manhattan federal jury is about to take up an unusually blunt workplace question: Can an investment bank lawfully fire a junior banker who insists on a protected sleep window as…

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Big IPO: Coca-Cola lines up bankers for HCCB IPO; $1 billion listing planned -check details

Coca-Cola has roped in investment bankers including Kotak, HDFC Group and Citibank for a proposed initial public offering of its Indian bottling arm, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB), with the issue size pegged at about $1 billion (around Rs 9,027 crore), people aware with the matter told ET.The world’s largest beverage maker is targeting a summer…

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