London rental affordability improves despite recent rise

The salary needed to afford a rental home in the capital has fallen by 17% in the past year

Posted on Saturday July 11, 2026

Inside the risky race through the Strait of Hormuz

Vessels that dare to use route close to Oman’s coast face increased risk of Iranian missiles

Posted on Saturday July 11, 2026

‘It’s all about the number’: how Apollo gazumped Castlelake’s easyJet bid

Takeover battle for UK budget airline took a last-minute twist after US investment giant outbid rival

Posted on Friday July 10, 2026

The superpower of public equity

Liquidity is tempting companies back to the public markets — but it is not available to all

Posted on Friday July 10, 2026

Circle wins licence for some US banking activities

Shares in stablecoin company rise after regulator grants approval to operate as trust bank

Posted on Friday July 10, 2026

Sadiq Khan lobbies for Ed Miliband to become chancellor

Energy secretary wins support from London mayor but faces opposition from some Labour MPs over his net zero policies

Posted on Saturday July 11, 2026

Prepare for a perilous summer in markets

Potential hotspots include a reformist new Fed chair, weak Japanese yen and high-stakes earnings season

Posted on Saturday July 11, 2026

What’s really going on with mental health?

Changing terminology risks misleading policymakers and harming those in most need

Posted on Saturday July 11, 2026

Europe’s slow electrification is a ‘major mistake’, warns IEA chief

Fatih Birol says EU should have moved faster to achieve energy independence after 2022 gas crisis

Posted on Saturday July 11, 2026

Rewiring the nation, Burnham-style

Collaboration is the secret sauce that will make the proposed new way of governing the UK work

Posted on Saturday July 11, 2026