Monte dei Paschi explores Banco BPM takeover after ‘merger of equals’ talks collapse
MPS chief executive weighs approach to Banco BPM’s largest shareholder, Crédit Agricole
Posted on Sunday August 02, 2026Walter insurers paid millions of dollars to credit rating provider Egan-Jones
Billionaire investor faces wide-ranging probe into the private credit holdings of insurers he controls
Posted on Sunday August 02, 2026Morgan Stanley’s IPO after-party: a wealth management bonanza
Bank’s underwriting of SpaceX and other new issues generates $74bn second-quarter haul in wealth management assets
Posted on Sunday August 02, 2026Foreign bidders woo UK companies with ‘bear hug’ takeover offers
London-listed businesses face surge in unsolicited public offers that aim to pressure boards into acceptance
Posted on Sunday August 02, 2026Special edition: Wall Street’s wild week
Inside the tumult at Situational Awareness and Fifa abandons its World Cup deal
Posted on Saturday August 01, 2026AstraZeneca holds talks with Bristol Myers Squibb over $400bn tie-up
Deal would create the world’s fourth-largest drugmaker by market value
Posted on Sunday August 02, 2026Iran says deal with Oman to manage shipping through Hormuz is close
Negotiations on agreement seen as critical to preventing the US-Iran war from escalating said to be in ‘final stages’
Posted on Sunday August 02, 2026AstraZeneca holds talks with Bristol Myers Squibb on $400bn megadeal
Tie-up would create one of the world’s biggest drugmakers
Posted on Sunday August 02, 2026Hugo spritz boom shakes Aperol’s fizz
US sales of Campari’s orange spirit outstripped by Bacardi’s St-Germain elderflower liqueur
Posted on Sunday August 02, 2026A red card for the boss of world football
Infantino’s abortive plan shows Fifa needs a sweeping governance shake-up
Posted on Sunday August 02, 2026