Commerzbank rejects €39bn UniCredit takeover offer
Proposal draws pushback from German lender and Chancellor Friedrich Merz
Posted on Monday May 18, 2026But its real estate market has been doing a darn good impression
Posted on Monday May 18, 2026Private capital firms circle L&G
Plus, SpaceX’s rocketing value, Japan’s AI, and Zurbarán at The National Gallery
Posted on Monday May 18, 2026UBS: the bank that outgrew a country
Can a state with 9mn people host a financial behemoth?
Posted on Monday May 18, 2026Mortgage costs rise sharply on Middle East conflict
Home loans have become more expensive in North America and Europe despite central banks keeping rates on hold
Posted on Monday May 18, 2026Farage’s accounts challenge claim he paid for £1.4mn house with TV fee
Reform UK leader has said he did not use £5mn gift from crypto billionaire to buy Surrey property
Posted on Monday May 18, 2026Labour infighting over Brexit will put Farage in power, warns Lammy
Keir Starmer issues veiled rebuke to those engaging in debate over leadership of party
Posted on Monday May 18, 2026Trump and Xi will not determine Taiwan’s fate
China assumes that the island would be helpless without American support — that is a dangerous mistake
Posted on Monday May 18, 2026UK must keep cutting fiscal deficit, says IMF
Warning comes as bond investors worry about Andy Burnham’s potential bid for Labour leadership
Posted on Monday May 18, 2026Labour infighting over Brexit will put Farage in power, warns Lammy
Deputy prime minister urges his party to stop engaging in ‘internecine warfare’ over EU
Posted on Monday May 18, 2026