HSBC placed under formal investigation over Lebanese central bank scandal

French prosecutors bring preliminary charges against bank’s Swiss unit over allegations linked to former governor Riad Salameh

Posted on Thursday June 04, 2026

Blackstone caps withdrawals from flagship private credit fund

Redemption requests surged to $4.5bn in second quarter

Posted on Thursday June 04, 2026

KPMG’s global bosses refused to probe Australia whistleblower claims

Revelation draws international chief into scandal that has prompted resignation of top executives in the country

Posted on Thursday June 04, 2026

Goldman Sachs expects SpaceX’s AI revenue to increase 100-fold by 2030

Projections by Wall Street bank underpin the $1.78tn valuation group is pitching in IPO

Posted on Thursday June 04, 2026

Lex Greensill banned from UK directorships for 9 years

Financier’s disqualification from Insolvency Service comes 5 years after Greensill Capital collapse

Posted on Thursday June 04, 2026

Burnham confirms he will seek to replace Starmer as prime minister

Greater Manchester mayor says he will aim to join a Labour leadership race if he wins upcoming by-election

Posted on Thursday June 04, 2026

Broadcom suffers $285bn rout as revenue outlook disappoints

Chip company notches one of the biggest valuation wipeouts on record as shares drop 12% on Thursday

Posted on Thursday June 04, 2026

US National Security Agency using Anthropic’s Mythos for cyber attacks

Arrangement comes as AI lab is locked in legal battle with Pentagon over Claude model

Posted on Thursday June 04, 2026

Bitcoin tumbles after Strategy sale unnerves crypto traders

Cryptocurrency is heading for biggest weekly loss since November 2022

Posted on Thursday June 04, 2026

Hizbollah rejects US-brokered ceasefire as Israel pursues offensive

Fresh strikes come after US announced deal to implement truce in Lebanon

Posted on Thursday June 04, 2026