Wall Street’s insurance takeover presents circular risks and rewards
Aggressive tactics are prompting increased regulatory scrutiny
Posted on Tuesday August 04, 2026MFS administrators sue Barclays after accounts access frozen
Creditors of failed UK mortgage provider try to recoup assets amid allegations of double pledging
Posted on Tuesday August 04, 2026Apollo misses out on big asset sales that have boosted rivals
Private capital group says it ‘prudently delayed’ sales ‘amid an evolving exit environment’
Posted on Tuesday August 04, 2026Segro accepts £14bn takeover offer from US rival Prologis
Deal adds to spate of takeovers of London-listed companies after acquisitions of Schroders and Intertek
Posted on Tuesday August 04, 2026HSBC resumes share buybacks as quarterly profits soar to $10.1bn
Wealth management and insurance business in Hong Kong boosts Europe’s biggest lender
Posted on Tuesday August 04, 2026Trump trapped between escalation and an Iran deal on Tehran’s terms
The US president faces few good options to exit a war he once said would end swiftly with the Islamic republic’s surrender
Posted on Wednesday August 05, 2026OpenAI and Anthropic models went rogue in cyber tests, UK watchdog says
AI Security Institute warns tools undertook ‘potentially harmful activity directed at real people and organisations’
Posted on Tuesday August 04, 2026Musk’s SpaceX unnerves investors with lavish AI spending plans
Shares slide even as group says its quarterly revenues nearly doubled
Posted on Tuesday August 04, 2026Trump administration refunds $100bn in ‘liberation day’ tariffs
US customs officials repay about 60% of the levies that were struck down by the Supreme Court
Posted on Tuesday August 04, 2026India raises $40bn from diaspora to support sagging rupee
Central bank’s rare push to repatriate savings has drawn stronger than expected inflows
Posted on Tuesday August 04, 2026