Market gloom reduces number of homes facing ‘mansion tax’ in England

Receipts would be nearly £30mn lower today than when the policy was announced, estate agency data shows

Posted on Thursday June 25, 2026

EasyJet in talks with Castlelake after rejecting £4.9bn takeover offer

Budget airline turned down offer that US private credit group submitted on Tuesday

Posted on Thursday June 25, 2026

Senate Democrats investigate Trump family-linked group over Venezuela business push

Special purpose vehicle set up by Yorkville Advisors comes under scrutiny for close links to the president’s family

Posted on Thursday June 25, 2026

UAE billionaire’s son revealed as buyer of £190mn London mansion

Abbas Sajwani, son of the ‘Donald of Dubai’, set to make one of the UK’s most expensive purchases

Posted on Thursday June 25, 2026

Ari Emanuel eyes Broadway and the West End

The Hollywood power broker is in advanced talks to buy theatre group ATG Entertainment for £4.5bn

Posted on Thursday June 25, 2026

SpaceX bond sale signals markets are in ‘bubble territory’, warns Allianz CIO

Debt investors will scrutinise Musk’s rocket company more closely than equity markets, says Ludovic Subran

Posted on Thursday June 25, 2026

Andy Burnham’s Ed Miliband test

The choice of chancellor will reveal the likely character of the government and the extent of any new radicalism

Posted on Thursday June 25, 2026

Venezuelan earthquakes leave ‘devastating number of deaths’

Acting president Delcy Rodríguez says 164 already confirmed dead but toll likely to rise sharply

Posted on Thursday June 25, 2026

Global tech stocks rebound after Micron’s profit surge

US chipmaker’s bumper quarterly profits calm investor fears after market sell-off this week

Posted on Thursday June 25, 2026

Lessons from Brexit for the world economy

Ten years on, it’s clear the warnings should have been heeded

Posted on Thursday June 25, 2026