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, 2026The 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, 2026BNP Paribas surges up UK M&A rankings
French bank boosted by deals including £9.9bn Schroders takeover
Posted on Monday March 23, 2026UK 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, 2026The 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, 2026Amazon in talks to buy $9bn satellite group Globalstar in bid to rival Musk’s Starlink
Ecommerce giant is trying to catch up with SpaceX’s low Earth orbit internet service
Posted on Wednesday April 01, 2026SpaceX filing kicks off largest IPO process in history
Confidential submission to US regulator sets up summer listing
Posted on Wednesday April 01, 2026Saudi Arabia bridles at Trump’s way of waging war
Nearly five weeks after US and Israel attacked Iran, Washington’s Gulf ally frets about the damage
Posted on Wednesday April 01, 2026Trump threatened to stop weapons for Ukraine unless Europe joined Hormuz coalition
Nato’s top official urged key alliance members to offer help to US to reopen key waterway
Posted on Wednesday April 01, 2026Labour must get out of its own way
The government’s approach to policymaking has been self-defeating
Posted on Wednesday April 01, 2026