Visa gets approval for China card business ahead of Trump-Xi summit

US payments giant has sought market access for more than a decade

Posted on Tuesday October 13, 2026

Premier Inn owner urges investors to resist pressure from activist hedge fund

Whitbread asks shareholders to reject Corvex Management’s demand for board seat

Posted on Tuesday October 13, 2026

Selling a home? Think documents before decor

A lick of paint can seduce a buyer, but having planning consents to hand will take the deal over the line

Posted on Tuesday October 13, 2026

Asia warned over zombie companies

Share of groups unable to service debt in region has doubled since 2008, IMF says

Posted on Tuesday October 13, 2026

Can a financier really revive LIV Golf?

BC Partners’ Ted Goldthorpe is hoping to prove the doubters wrong in pulling the circuit out of bankruptcy and making global team golf viable

Posted on Monday October 12, 2026

Cyber attack on French supermarket fridges raises alarm over food security

Hackers disrupt refrigeration systems and spoil food at several hundred stores

Posted on Tuesday October 13, 2026

Chip stocks slide in wake of ‘casino’ comment by Broadcom boss

Declines for Samsung and SK Hynix drag Kospi sharply lower as investors fret over scale of AI investment

Posted on Tuesday October 13, 2026

Investors brave US Treasury rout to lock in highest yields in decades

Government bond funds are attracting record inflows as borrowing costs hit their highest level in decades

Posted on Tuesday October 13, 2026

The election supercycle set to drag Europe right

In the space of 12 months, four of the five biggest EU member states will go to the ballot box. The bloc may never be the same

Posted on Tuesday October 13, 2026

Why Trump is going for Zelenskyy’s jugular

No matter how much America’s allies urge the president to back Ukraine, he cannot forgive its leader for showing up his dealmaking impotence

Posted on Tuesday October 13, 2026