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Sophie Mellor is a London-based writer covering Europe’s changing finance and tech scene. Before joining Fortune, Sophie worked at Euromoney covering renewable energy financing and M&A, focusing on the economics of getting to net-zero. A New York-native, Sophie graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a bachelor’s degree in economics and history of economic thought and has worked across the U.K., the U.S., and Japan. Follow all of Sophie's stories here.

etflix CEO Ted Sarandos with Laverne Cox
Leadership
Netflix boss draws fire after defending ‘the comedian of our generation’ Dave Chappelle and Ricky Gervais amid trans backlash
By Sophie MellorMay 30, 2022
Strawberries linked to Hepatitis A
Health
Hepatitis A outbreak linked to organic strawberries sold at stores including Walmart is being probed by the FDA
By Sophie MellorMay 30, 2022
Akiti Bose, cofounder of Ziliigo
Finance
‘I feel like my baby has been taken from me’: Fired Zilingo CEO vows to fight to clear her name
By Sophie MellorMay 27, 2022
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Retail
Valentino chairman says rich people’s fear of death after the COVID pandemic will spur them on to keep fueling luxury sales
By Sophie MellorMay 27, 2022
A sanctioned Russian oligarch’s megayacht vanished. Now it’s resurfaced after disappearing for two weeks
Finance
A sanctioned Russian oligarch’s megayacht vanished. Now it’s resurfaced after disappearing for two weeks
By Sophie MellorMay 26, 2022
Bolt executive chairman Ryan Breslow
Tech
‘We got shafted’: Bolt employees vent frustrations after $11 billion tech startup axes jobs
By Sophie MellorMay 26, 2022
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Leadership
‘We’re sorry to every family we’ve let down’: Abbott CEO explains the company’s role in the U.S. baby formula shortage
By Sophie MellorMay 23, 2022
protest against HSBC climate rules
Finance
Top bank chiefs unimpressed after banker gives speech about ‘nut job’ climate change doom-mongers
By Sophie MellorMay 23, 2022
Qingdao Port Crude Oil Terminal
Europe
While other countries back away from Russian oil, China senses an opportunity to stock up on the cheap
By Sophie MellorMay 20, 2022
Elon Musk twitter tesla tweet
Finance
Elon Musk is not happy with a meme mocking his new-found attention to Twitter
By Sophie MellorMay 20, 2022
Travel tourist selfie
Finance
Travel is back! Holidays are up 25% on pre-pandemic levels and business trips are once again racking up the air miles
By Sophie MellorMay 19, 2022
Elon Musk alone
Finance
Elon Musk has lost $49 billion since first offering to buy Twitter for $44 billion
By Sophie MellorMay 19, 2022
Gas prices U.S.
Finance
Gas is above $4 a gallon in all 50 states for the first time ever. It’s twice as high in Europe
By Sophie MellorMay 18, 2022
Japan yen handover
Man mistakenly sent entire $358,000 COVID relief fund for his town’s low-income households, gambles it away in 2 weeks
By Sophie MellorMay 18, 2022
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary
Finance
Boeing management needs ‘a boot up the a**’, rages budget airline CEO Michael O’Leary
By Sophie MellorMay 17, 2022
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