Banks push for speedy European IPOs to cut market risk

Bookbuilding periods shrink to record low, helped by strong demand for continent’s stocks

Posted on Sunday February 08, 2026

How the house of Rothschild became entangled with Epstein

Swiss private bank Edmond de Rothschild was in trouble. Ariane de Rothschild turned to Jeffrey Epstein

Posted on Saturday February 07, 2026

NatWest nears £2.5bn takeover of wealth manager Evelyn Partners

First major acquisition since full return to private hands last year will come as high street banks seek to diversify

Posted on Saturday February 07, 2026

Can the US crack the formula for ending bank runs?

Senators push proposals to lift deposit insurance limit, aiming to avoid another Silicon Valley Bank debacle

Posted on Saturday February 07, 2026

Retail investors pull money from UK equity funds for tenth year in row

Funds suffer £11.1bn in outflows in 2025 despite FTSE 100 surging 21.5 per cent — its biggest gain since 2009

Posted on Saturday February 07, 2026

Bitcoin is still about $69,000 too high

The crypto crash is coming — and the landing won’t be pretty

Posted on Sunday February 08, 2026

Ease fiscal curbs on borrowing for development schemes, gilt investors urge Reeves

Aviva and Legal & General warn chancellor that push to boost growth will be inhibited without change

Posted on Sunday February 08, 2026

After Maduro: Venezuela learns to live without its strongman

The former president’s face and strident voice have vanished from the airwaves. And locals say the changes go further than that

Posted on Sunday February 08, 2026

How to shut down a business

Most companies eventually close, and more start-up founders are turning to consultants for help with handling the process

Posted on Sunday February 08, 2026

Almost a fifth of FTSE 100 CEOs live outside the UK

Bosses running some of Britain’s biggest companies are based in countries including the US and Italy

Posted on Sunday February 08, 2026