Berkshire buys homebuilder Taylor Morrison for $8.5bn in Abel’s first big deal

First substantial acquisition under new chief is a bet on eventual recovery in property sector

Posted on Monday June 01, 2026

UK house prices fall in May amid Iran turmoil

Higher mortgage rates blamed for Nationwide index’s first monthly decline this year

Posted on Monday June 01, 2026

EasyJet says takeover bid would be ‘highly opportunistic’ as shares jump

US private credit group Castlelake says it is considering an approach for low-cost carrier

Posted on Monday June 01, 2026

Saikat Chakrabarti is a leftist running for Congress. So what’s in his nine-figure portfolio?

Avowed progressive rejects the Golden Age of Private Credit

Posted on Monday June 01, 2026

US tax adviser Ryan strikes $400mn deal to take on Big Four in Europe

Texas-based group agrees to buy Svalner Atlas, which had been expected to attract bids from private equity firms

Posted on Monday June 01, 2026

Putin could pay a personal price for failure in Ukraine

History suggests that military defeat often leads to radical political change in Moscow

Posted on Monday June 01, 2026

Wise shares slump over money laundering investigation

London-headquartered fintech says it is responding to questions from Belgian authorities

Posted on Monday June 01, 2026

US and Iran launch fresh strikes as peace efforts continue

Washington and Tehran are still trying to formalise a ceasefire

Posted on Monday June 01, 2026

Young Britons pay the price of Labour’s choices

‘Spaghetti soup’ of agencies and policy-driven pressures on business aggravate difficulty of gaining entry-level work

Posted on Monday June 01, 2026

US and Iran launch fresh strikes as peace efforts continue

Washington and Tehran are still trying to formalise a ceasefire

Posted on Monday June 01, 2026