Pressure grows on Target as activist investor builds stake
Move by hedge fund TCIM comes as US retailer struggles with a sales slump
Posted on Friday December 26, 2025Global dealmaking hits $4.5tn in second-best year on record
Highest ever number of megadeals lifts total value of M&A by 50% in 2025
Posted on Friday December 26, 2025Law firms hire record number of City partners as US players expand aggressively
London law firms hired 668 partners in 2025, up 21% on last year
Posted on Thursday December 25, 2025Middle East IPOs fall by a third as post-pandemic boom fades
Companies in the region have raised $6.5bn this year so far, down from $9.9bn in 2024
Posted on Thursday December 25, 2025Big US banks add $600bn in value as deregulation spurs gains
Moves to allow higher leverage and overhaul stress tests have driven increase in market capitalisation
Posted on Wednesday December 24, 2025Why humans should be more like hedgehogs
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Posted on Friday December 26, 2025Zelenskyy to meet Trump at Mar-a-Lago this weekend
Ukrainian leader says he expects to address the most sensitive parts of US peace plan, particularly security guarantees
Posted on Friday December 26, 2025Global dealmaking hits $4.5tn in second-best year on record
Highest ever number of megadeals lifts total value of M&A by 50% in 2025
Posted on Friday December 26, 2025Populists attack London because it is ‘progressive and successful’, says Khan
Rightwing attacks on one of the world’s most visited cities at odds with reality, says mayor
Posted on Friday December 26, 2025AI boom adds $500bn to net worth of US tech billionaires in 2025
Elon Musk stays on top as Nvidia’s Jensen Huang powers up the rankings on an AI-fuelled surge in fortunes
Posted on Friday December 26, 2025