In this edition: The €1bn Ponzi scheme which rocked France; what football and finance have in common; the power of Christopher Anderson’s pictures; downsides to tax moves; Monaco’s many faces; London’s priciest sushi menu
Posted on Friday May 29, 2026‘Bonkers’: the audacious plan for a 1mn-person city near Cambridge
Shiv Malik, a former journalist, conceived his vision of timber skyscrapers after chronicling how young people were struggling
Posted on Friday May 29, 2026Investors race to get exposure to SpaceX ahead of IPO
Net $14bn pours into funds with stakes in rocket company while ETF providers line up wave of new products
Posted on Friday May 29, 2026If we ran the UK’s Debt Management Office . . .
Pulay for a day
Posted on Friday May 29, 2026Why Britain’s fintech stars faded
Curve, GoCardless, PrimaryBid and Railsr have all sold up since the start of last year
Posted on Friday May 29, 2026Ocado shares jump after striking online grocery deal with Asda
British technology group boosted following major blow to US business last year
Posted on Friday May 29, 2026Russian drone hits apartment building in Romania
Nato and Bucharest condemn ‘reckless’ escalation after two people were injured in Galaţi
Posted on Friday May 29, 2026Oil prices fall on hopes of Strait of Hormuz reopening
Biggest monthly decline in Brent crude since 2020 comes amid signs US and Iran could be close to a deal
Posted on Friday May 29, 2026Washington nearing deal to extend Iran ceasefire, US officials say
Trump administration’s hopes that an agreement is imminent come after both sides exchanged fire
Posted on Friday May 29, 2026How Andy Burnham adapted his politics to skyscraper city
Greater Manchester mayor is well-versed in showing solidarity with voters over housing, but his policy record is complicated
Posted on Friday May 29, 2026