SocGen profit jumps as banking boom offsets weak trading

French lender announces €1.5bn share buyback alongside record quarterly earnings

Posted on Thursday July 30, 2026

The corgi-inspired ETF provider that wants to disrupt BlackRock

Turning the ETF spaghetti cannon dial to 11

Posted on Thursday July 30, 2026

Deutsche Bank swings from overexcitement to overcorrection

Bank is down 6 per cent on Euro Stoxx index of Eurozone lenders, even after positive response to its second-quarter results on Wednesday

Posted on Thursday July 30, 2026

Hedge funds raise bets against US-backed critical minerals companies

Short sellers increase wagers amid concerns that rally had run too far

Posted on Thursday July 30, 2026

Wealthy Gulf families look to London to make gender-balanced wills

Law firms say Middle Eastern clients want ‘sharia-lite’ strategies so assets are shared more equally between children

Posted on Thursday July 30, 2026

US economy grew less than expected at 1.5% rate in second quarter

Slowdown comes amid continued impact from Middle East war

Posted on Thursday July 30, 2026

Meta shares tumble as Zuckerberg tries to sell his vision for AI ‘agents’

Social media chief defends strategy based on personalised bots as costs rise and revenue projections disappoint

Posted on Thursday July 30, 2026

Fifa not ‘selling the World Cup’ in $20bn commercial plan, says adviser

Greg Maffei defends contentious proposal he helped shape as body’s move to bring in outside investors is hit by backlash

Posted on Thursday July 30, 2026

Trying to make sense of Warsh

Abdicating responsibility or fortifying the markets with anti-fragility serum?

Posted on Thursday July 30, 2026

There is no modern-day Maggie to save Britain from Burnhamism

The right hopes that Labour’s new leader will fail, but who exactly is going to step in and shake things up?

Posted on Thursday July 30, 2026