UniCredit secures 48% stake in Commerzbank
Italian bank closes in on majority control of German lender after end of tender period
Posted on Wednesday July 08, 2026The Newton’s Cradle of credit today
‘Technicals have not merely supported fundamental pricing this cycle — they have displaced it’
Posted on Wednesday July 08, 2026Vistry shares slide as it warns of first-half loss and finance chief quits
Struggling UK housebuilder outlines plan to slim business as it grapples with market slowdown
Posted on Wednesday July 08, 2026Nest plans £1bn venture capital push for UK pension savers
Ministers and City of London executives pushing for higher allocation of assets into private markets
Posted on Wednesday July 08, 2026Santander axes top China banker and scraps perks in Asia overhaul
Spanish lender shifting focus of regional corporate and investment banking operations to south-east Asia
Posted on Wednesday July 08, 2026US launches new wave of Iran strikes after attacks on tankers
Nato secretary-general Rutte backs US action as ‘absolutely necessary’ as Revolutionary Guards retaliate
Posted on Wednesday July 08, 2026The battle for the future of democratic republics
Celebrations in the US for its 250th anniversary are in part a wake
Posted on Wednesday July 08, 2026Value of UK takeover bids outstrips new London listings by 27 to 1
Bids for listed companies worth nearly £60bn while combined market value of new entrants stands at only £2.2bn
Posted on Wednesday July 08, 2026Streamers ignore omnivorous consumers at their peril
Sony’s plan to drop physical discs endangers the company and its customers
Posted on Wednesday July 08, 2026The price of Palantir’s politics
Pushback to the tech group’s politics may threaten the core of its $330bn business
Posted on Wednesday July 08, 2026