Jane Street suffers $15bn hit after meltdown at Situational Awareness

Secretive Wall Street trading firm wrongfooted by July AI rout

Posted on Friday August 14, 2026

Stockpickers: Persimmon, Savills, Caledonia Mining

Our experts discuss which companies to buy, sell or hold this week

Posted on Friday August 14, 2026

Biotech VCs have become like bankers and we might all pay the price

A shift in business models conflicts with the long-term nature of developing new drugs and treatment

Posted on Friday August 14, 2026

How a bad trade pushed a US mortgage giant into a $2bn lifeline

Billionaire finance executive and Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia forged a last-minute deal with Oaktree

Posted on Friday August 14, 2026

Activists are giving British M&A targets a helpful shove

Investors can unlock value by pushing companies to spin off businesses or sell to rivals

Posted on Friday August 14, 2026

Burnham warns of ‘tinderbox’ Britain after week of intense heat

PM visits scene of wildfire as he explores controversial moves to water down EV sales targets and approve new oilfields

Posted on Friday August 14, 2026

Nvidia discloses $21bn stake in SpaceX

Filing comes after Elon Musk announced exclusive arrangement to kit out its data centres

Posted on Friday August 14, 2026

Jane Street suffers $15bn hit after meltdown at Situational Awareness

Secretive Wall Street trading firm wrongfooted by July AI rout

Posted on Friday August 14, 2026

Former Cambridge professor Jason Arday found dead

University’s youngest-ever Black professor had been under scrutiny following plagiarism allegations

Posted on Friday August 14, 2026

Second UK train derails in less than 24 hours

Incident in Essex follows derailment of train in East Sussex on Thursday

Posted on Friday August 14, 2026