The risks to the legacy of Barney Frank

A key feature of the annual stress test for US banks is being undermined

Posted on Friday May 22, 2026

The boutique bank that eschews blockbuster bragging rights

Lincoln International may not be a household name but it occupies a niche in the market

Posted on Friday May 22, 2026

Apollo makes £1.5bn bid for London-listed Bodycote

FTSE 250 components group says takeover proposal is latest in several efforts by US firm to buy its business

Posted on Friday May 22, 2026

The Musk banker who took a back seat to Goldman Sachs

Michael Grimes of Morgan Stanley had been widely expected to run SpaceX’s flotation

Posted on Friday May 22, 2026

JPMorgan looks to offload exposure to $4bn in private equity-linked loans

Largest US bank in discussions over risk transfer as PE firms grapple with prolonged slowdown

Posted on Friday May 22, 2026

SpaceX launches redesigned Starship in successful pre-IPO test

Elon Musk’s company demonstrates the technology at the heart of the biggest initial public offering in history

Posted on Saturday May 23, 2026

EU rejects UK push to create a single market for goods

Brussels said it would only discuss the ‘reset’ package of measures at the bloc’s next summit with Britain

Posted on Friday May 22, 2026

Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Donald Trump’s US intelligence chief

Departure comes as the president weighs whether to resume strikes on Iran

Posted on Friday May 22, 2026

Trump lashes out at Republicans who oppose his ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund

President says senators who object to his $1.8bn fund for alleged victims of ‘lawfare’ are ‘screwing the Republican Party’

Posted on Friday May 22, 2026

Pakistan army chief travels to Tehran in push for US-Iran deal

Asim Munir joins mediators including Qatar as effort to prevent resumption of full-scale war intensifies

Posted on Friday May 22, 2026