Wall Street’s big private capital problem

Plus, Victory boosts bid for Janus, private capital’s financing wheeze and Giant hits Broadway

Posted on Monday March 23, 2026

The Shakespearean animus of Botín and Orcel

The Italian’s bid for Commerzbank may prove to be the final act in European banking’s rivalrous drama

Posted on Monday March 23, 2026

BNP Paribas surges up UK M&A rankings

French bank boosted by deals including £9.9bn Schroders takeover

Posted on Monday March 23, 2026

UK home insurers to lose money on underwriting in 2026, analysis predicts

Higher fuel and energy costs, along with wage and price pressures, will drive up claims costs, EY says

Posted on Monday March 23, 2026

The ghost bankers haunting the City

Unable to leave the financial district, some senior staff appear to be working long after handing in their pass

Posted on Monday March 23, 2026

The global economy turns out to be more resilient than we had feared

Trump’s tariffs have not led to the kind of retaliatory action many expected

Posted on Wednesday April 01, 2026

One battle after another: Netanyahu’s new security doctrine

The prime minister is preparing Israel for a future of open-ended war against perceived threats

Posted on Wednesday April 01, 2026

Record number of megadeals agreed in first quarter

Twenty-two transactions each valued above $10bn announced in past three months

Posted on Wednesday April 01, 2026

Apple at 50: the roots of a tech revolution

How a little-known yet highly influential management course in postwar Japan paved the way for Steve Jobs’ obsession with quality

Posted on Wednesday April 01, 2026

Chinese government bonds emerge as lone war haven

Yields on China’s debt are down marginally since the start of the conflict while those of other major economies have risen

Posted on Wednesday April 01, 2026