Centerbridge in talks to buy stake in $3bn real estate firm

Potential investment in Merritt Properties comes amid a busy stretch for acquisitions in commercial property

Posted on Sunday May 24, 2026

Commerzbank rallies shareholders in fight for independence from UniCredit

At its annual meeting this week, the German lender’s long-suffering shareholders finally had something to cheer

Posted on Sunday May 24, 2026

Gap between London house prices and other UK cities at narrowest since 2009

Affordability pressures weigh on capital while Manchester, Liverpool and other regional hubs benefit from population growth

Posted on Sunday May 24, 2026

Time to ‘do the splits’ on your mortgage?

Overstretched borrowers are finding ways to alleviate the pain of higher interest rates

Posted on Saturday May 23, 2026

Britain’s EV boom hits second-hand bump in the road

Automakers and banks are grappling with how to manage the residual value of electric cars

Posted on Saturday May 23, 2026

Russia pounds Ukraine with hypersonic ‘Oreshnik’ missile

Capital rocked by explosions after Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of imminent large-scale attack

Posted on Sunday May 24, 2026

Bombing near railway track in Pakistan kills at least 16

Separatist group claims responsibility for attack in capital of restive south-western Balochistan province

Posted on Sunday May 24, 2026

Why IPO mania could signal top of the market

A potential deluge of AI-related equity supply removes a source of upthrust for prices

Posted on Sunday May 24, 2026

Trump says deal with Iran to reopen Hormuz ‘largely negotiated’

US president plans to announce agreement to end war after talks with Gulf leaders and allies

Posted on Sunday May 24, 2026

Russia pounds Ukraine with hypersonic ‘Oreshnik’ missile

Capital rocked by explosions after Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of imminent large-scale attack

Posted on Sunday May 24, 2026