Badenoch sounds ‘alarm’ on potential Budget tax raid on banks

Conservative leader’s intervention comes as investors warn of a potential hit to UK competitiveness

Posted on Wednesday October 14, 2026

Perella Weinberg and Piper Sandler abandon merger talks

A deal would have created an independent investment bank with an equity value of more than $6bn

Posted on Wednesday October 14, 2026

BofA profits drop 17% after $1.2bn money laundering fine

Second-largest US bank reports weaker results in trading than Wall Street rivals

Posted on Wednesday October 14, 2026

BofA profits drop 17% after $1.2bn money laundering fine

Second-largest US bank reports weaker results in trading than Wall Street rivals

Posted on Wednesday October 14, 2026

It’s been a bad year for turning lawsuits into earnings

Litigation funders discovered a way to book the verdict before the trial. Guess what happened next

Posted on Wednesday October 14, 2026

US floats unfreezing some Russian assets to restart Ukraine peace talks

European officials balked at proposal made by Donald Trump’s negotiators during meeting in Miami

Posted on Wednesday October 14, 2026

Anthropic tells investors quarterly revenue up 50% to $16.8bn ahead of IPO

AI start-up gathered investors for presentations in San Francisco on Wednesday ahead of its expected public listing

Posted on Wednesday October 14, 2026

OpenAI employee accused of bugging office booked one-way ticket to Saudi Arabia

Newly unsealed court filings say Abdulrahman Alfozan, his wife and a third family member had booked travel for October 12

Posted on Wednesday October 14, 2026

Badenoch sounds ‘alarm’ on potential Budget tax raid on banks

Conservative leader’s intervention comes as investors warn of a potential hit to UK competitiveness

Posted on Wednesday October 14, 2026

US chip stocks slide as inflation and AI debt fears unsettle investors

Investors rush into Treasuries as sell-off triggers demand for haven assets

Posted on Wednesday October 14, 2026