Pressure grows on Target as activist investor builds stake

Move by hedge fund TCIM comes as US retailer struggles with a sales slump

Posted on Friday December 26, 2025

Global dealmaking hits $4.5tn in second-best year on record

Highest ever number of megadeals lifts total value of M&A by 50% in 2025

Posted on Friday December 26, 2025

Law firms hire record number of City partners as US players expand aggressively

London law firms hired 668 partners in 2025, up 21% on last year

Posted on Thursday December 25, 2025

Middle East IPOs fall by a third as post-pandemic boom fades

Companies in the region have raised $6.5bn this year so far, down from $9.9bn in 2024

Posted on Thursday December 25, 2025

Big US banks add $600bn in value as deregulation spurs gains

Moves to allow higher leverage and overhaul stress tests have driven increase in market capitalisation

Posted on Wednesday December 24, 2025

Why humans should be more like hedgehogs

People used to seek sun, fresh air and respite — but we have forgotten the lost art of convalescence at our peril

Posted on Friday December 26, 2025

Zelenskyy to meet Trump at Mar-a-Lago this weekend

Ukrainian leader says he expects to address the most sensitive parts of US peace plan, particularly security guarantees

Posted on Friday December 26, 2025

Global dealmaking hits $4.5tn in second-best year on record

Highest ever number of megadeals lifts total value of M&A by 50% in 2025

Posted on Friday December 26, 2025

Populists attack London because it is ‘progressive and successful’, says Khan

Rightwing attacks on one of the world’s most visited cities at odds with reality, says mayor

Posted on Friday December 26, 2025

AI boom adds $500bn to net worth of US tech billionaires in 2025

Elon Musk stays on top as Nvidia’s Jensen Huang powers up the rankings on an AI-fuelled surge in fortunes

Posted on Friday December 26, 2025