‘Millionaires’ factory’ Macquarie takes on Australia’s sleepy mortgage market

No ‘limit’ to growth, says company, as digital bank chips away dominance of ‘Big Four’ retail lenders

Posted on Monday March 16, 2026

Bank of America settles lawsuit alleging it benefited from Epstein ties

Lawyers for bank and plaintiff tell judge they have reached agreement in principle to resolve case

Posted on Monday March 16, 2026

Close Brothers plunges as short seller claims it understated UK car finance risks

Lender’s shares drop 14% as Viceroy says it could be forced to raise provisions to as much as £1.23bn

Posted on Monday March 16, 2026

Orcel’s brash M&A tactics inch UniCredit closer to success

Few shareholders will accept the miserly offer for Commerzbank — but that doesn’t matter

Posted on Monday March 16, 2026

Bank of America settles lawsuit alleging it benefited from Epstein ties

Lawyers for bank and plaintiff tell judge they have reached agreement in principle to resolve case

Posted on Monday March 16, 2026

Trump asks to postpone long-awaited summit with China’s Xi

US president says he needs to remain in Washington because of the war in the Middle East

Posted on Monday March 16, 2026

US diesel prices soar to almost $5 as Iran war pinches global supplies

Higher fuel costs will make it more expensive to transport goods and plant crops

Posted on Monday March 16, 2026

Nvidia’s Huang predicts $1tn in AI chip revenue over 2 years

Chip group’s higher-than-expected sales forecast fails to boost share price

Posted on Monday March 16, 2026

Angela Rayner aims to reassure investors with City charm offensive

Former UK deputy PM, who is favourite to succeed Sir Keir Starmer, hosted call with fund managers this month

Posted on Monday March 16, 2026

Close Brothers plunges as short seller claims it understated UK car finance risks

Lender’s shares drop 14% as Viceroy says it could be forced to raise provisions to as much as £1.23bn

Posted on Monday March 16, 2026