JPMorgan banker fights back over ‘fabricated’ sex harassment claims

Female leveraged finance executive says allegations are concocted for ‘improper purpose of personal enrichment’

Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

OpenAI readies IPO filing to list as soon as September

AI lab is preparing for $1tn listing with bankers Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley and lawyers at Cooley

Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

Italy’s biggest bank explores bid for Spanish wealth manager

Intesa Sanpaolo prepares formal offer as Warburg Pincus seeks sale of Singular Bank

Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

Blackstone’s $5bn data centre plan melds creativity and necessity

The idea makes sense, and the opportunity is large

Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

Barney Frank, US congressman, 1940-2026

First openly gay member of Congress led landmark banking reforms in wake of financial crisis

Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

Nvidia lifts dividend as investors fret about growth prospects

Shares in the world’s most valuable company dip despite better than expected revenue and forecasts

Posted on Thursday May 21, 2026

Elon Musk’s SpaceX sets out plans for biggest IPO in history

AI and satellite company fires starting gun on wave of massive Wall Street listings

Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

Reeves cuts food tariffs and children’s bus fares in cost of living plan

UK chancellor to announce wide-ranging package intended to win back voters

Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

US state department watchdog investigates Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

Oversight body scrutinising how $30mn grant was spent by controversial non-profit that had US and Israeli backing

Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026

Oil drops nearly 6% as two China-bound supertankers cross Strait of Hormuz

Brent crude falls to about $105 a barrel as Asia-bound vessels raise hopes of resumption of energy flows

Posted on Wednesday May 20, 2026