Apollo misses out on big asset sales that have boosted rivals

Private capital group says it ‘prudently delayed’ sales ‘amid an evolving exit environment’

Posted on Tuesday August 04, 2026

Segro accepts £14bn takeover offer from US rival Prologis

Deal adds to spate of takeovers of London-listed companies after acquisitions of Schroders and Intertek

Posted on Tuesday August 04, 2026

HSBC resumes share buybacks as quarterly profits soar to $10.1bn

Wealth management and insurance business in Hong Kong boosts Europe’s biggest lender

Posted on Tuesday August 04, 2026

The $400bn megadeal brewing in big pharma

AstraZeneca’s talks with Bristol Myers Squibb could create the world’s fourth-largest drugmaker by market value

Posted on Tuesday August 04, 2026

Inside Google’s $200bn Wall Street finance machine for Anthropic

Private credit, chip leases and data centre guarantees underpin a vast new model for AI spending

Posted on Tuesday August 04, 2026

Oil falls after Bessent says deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz is imminent

Brent crude drops 4% as US Treasury secretary says Washington and Tehran could reach agreement on Tuesday or Wednesday

Posted on Tuesday August 04, 2026

Fifa executive criticises Infantino’s ‘reproachable’ stake sale plan

Comments from secretary-general Mattias Grafström add to pressure on Fifa president

Posted on Tuesday August 04, 2026

Ukrainian drones hit Wildberries warehouses in overnight strikes

Russian retailer has become key target for Kyiv as it aims to bring Putin’s war closer to home

Posted on Tuesday August 04, 2026

OpenAI hits back at Apple over ‘oddly personal’ trade secrets fight

Legal clash deepens after an AI partnership over devices gives way to acrimony

Posted on Tuesday August 04, 2026

The Democrats’ civil war over Israel is getting worse

While the party fractures over Middle East policy, it is ignoring the threat posed by AI and social media

Posted on Tuesday August 04, 2026