Robinhood to let investors use AI chatbots for share trading

US brokerage joins ‘arms race’ to give retail investors new tools

Posted on Wednesday May 27, 2026

The future of consulting

Plus, why so many young people are leaving academia and the unprecedented costs of being a grandparent

Posted on Wednesday May 27, 2026

Jamie Dimon says JPMorgan could spend up to $20bn on a new acquisition

Bank chief executive says Trump administration’s lighter approach to regulation has freed as much as $50bn in excess capital

Posted on Wednesday May 27, 2026

Data centre owner DigitalBridge buys energy PE firm ArcLight for $1bn

Tie-up comes as Wall Street heavyweights strike partnerships to uncover new sources of power

Posted on Wednesday May 27, 2026

Securitisation could help plug Europe’s funding gap

Deeper capital markets are essential to the continent’s growth

Posted on Wednesday May 27, 2026

Russian banks to arm themselves against Ukrainian drones

New law will allow staff at country’s central bank and Sberbank to carry weapons

Posted on Wednesday May 27, 2026

Oil falls as Iranian state television reports details of peace proposal

Broadcast said draft deal would restore Strait of Hormuz shipping within a month

Posted on Wednesday May 27, 2026

Iran’s ultra-hardliners lash out at deal negotiators

Influential conservative lawmakers insist Tehran stick to maximalist terms for ending conflict with Washington

Posted on Wednesday May 27, 2026

Bolloré deals blow to Ackman’s €55bn offer for Universal Music

Chief of family group controlling nearly a third of UMG shares says bid should be rejected

Posted on Wednesday May 27, 2026

How Brexit made Britain a European country

With its political chaos and high-spending state, the UK is more continental than it was a decade ago

Posted on Wednesday May 27, 2026