A key tenet of US equity markets is under threat
SEC reforms risk the ability of investors to compare companies
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Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026Back to school: meet PE’s new headmasters
Top European private capital firms have fresh leadership
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026AI sounds the death knell for audit fee inflation
Companies’ audit bills increased less than 2% last year, broadly in line with inflation
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026Mbappé-backed health start-up expands to west Africa
Deal to buy Senegalese insurer Tanel comes months after fundraising valued France’s Alan at €5.5bn
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026Uber to axe 10% of its workforce in biggest cuts since pandemic
Ride-hailing group to eliminate 3,300 jobs as competition rises in food delivery sector and robotaxi race intensifies
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026Energy price surge hits bond markets as European gas reaches three-year high
US 10-year borrowing costs touch highest since 2023 as fears of return to full-blown Iran conflict rise
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026What Japan’s bond sell-off means for global markets
Move follows weeks of scrutiny of fiscal and monetary policies and rare Washington-Tokyo intervention in currency markets
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026Growth is a life-and-death matter for Europe
It is the only way of funding the defence of a continent with mortal enemies
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026Chevron to double Venezuela output in $7bn investment pledge
US major commits to expand its joint ventures as White House pushes for huge increase in production in the country
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026