Wall Street’s big private capital problem

Plus, Victory boosts bid for Janus, private capital’s financing wheeze and Giant hits Broadway

Posted on Monday March 23, 2026

The Shakespearean animus of Botín and Orcel

The Italian’s bid for Commerzbank may prove to be the final act in European banking’s rivalrous drama

Posted on Monday March 23, 2026

BNP Paribas surges up UK M&A rankings

French bank boosted by deals including £9.9bn Schroders takeover

Posted on Monday March 23, 2026

UK home insurers to lose money on underwriting in 2026, analysis predicts

Higher fuel and energy costs, along with wage and price pressures, will drive up claims costs, EY says

Posted on Monday March 23, 2026

The ghost bankers haunting the City

Unable to leave the financial district, some senior staff appear to be working long after handing in their pass

Posted on Monday March 23, 2026

Who is the alleged shooter?

Games developer named as man who attempted to enter dinner Trump was attending

Posted on Sunday April 26, 2026

The long history of violent incidents involving Donald Trump

Gunshots fired at White House Correspondents’ Dinner were just the latest in a series of threats

Posted on Sunday April 26, 2026

Britain acts richer than it is

The country’s habits and virtues are built for a prosperity it no longer enjoys

Posted on Sunday April 26, 2026

UK high streets rebound as TikTok generation brings in-store buzz

Demand for prime locations rises after dismal Covid period

Posted on Sunday April 26, 2026

Iran war hits pistachio supplies amid Dubai chocolate boom

Prices for the nuts have surged after disruption to export routes from Iran, a major producer of the nut

Posted on Sunday April 26, 2026