UniCredit secures 48% stake in Commerzbank

Italian bank closes in on majority control of German lender after end of tender period

Posted on Wednesday July 08, 2026

The Newton’s Cradle of credit today

‘Technicals have not merely supported fundamental pricing this cycle — they have displaced it’

Posted on Wednesday July 08, 2026

Vistry shares slide as it warns of first-half loss and finance chief quits

Struggling UK housebuilder outlines plan to slim business as it grapples with market slowdown

Posted on Wednesday July 08, 2026

Nest plans £1bn venture capital push for UK pension savers

Ministers and City of London executives pushing for higher allocation of assets into private markets

Posted on Wednesday July 08, 2026

Santander axes top China banker and scraps perks in Asia overhaul

Spanish lender shifting focus of regional corporate and investment banking operations to south-east Asia

Posted on Wednesday July 08, 2026

US launches new wave of Iran strikes after attacks on tankers

Nato secretary-general Rutte backs US action as ‘absolutely necessary’ as Revolutionary Guards retaliate

Posted on Wednesday July 08, 2026

The battle for the future of democratic republics

Celebrations in the US for its 250th anniversary are in part a wake

Posted on Wednesday July 08, 2026

Value of UK takeover bids outstrips new London listings by 27 to 1

Bids for listed companies worth nearly £60bn while combined market value of new entrants stands at only £2.2bn

Posted on Wednesday July 08, 2026

Streamers ignore omnivorous consumers at their peril

Sony’s plan to drop physical discs endangers the company and its customers

Posted on Wednesday July 08, 2026

The price of Palantir’s politics

Pushback to the tech group’s politics may threaten the core of its $330bn business

Posted on Wednesday July 08, 2026