Klarna overhauls leadership as it targets US banking licence

Swedish ‘buy now, pay later’ lender seeks New York-based finance chief as part of efforts to revamp business model

Posted on Tuesday August 18, 2026

Signature Group founder banned as company director for five years

Property group subsidiary ‘distributed false and misleading marketing material’ according to Insolvency Service

Posted on Tuesday August 18, 2026

Here’s Apollo’s big First Brands short presentation

Fear factor

Posted on Tuesday August 18, 2026

Mark Walter’s empire of assets and liabilities

A scandal engulfing the billionaire’s insurers has the private capital industry on alert

Posted on Tuesday August 18, 2026

Chris Hohn’s hedge fund bets on Italian luxury hotels

Billionaire stockpicker has stakes in loans to landmark properties in Venice, Capri, Lake Como and Milan

Posted on Tuesday August 18, 2026

US chip stocks slide as government borrowing costs hit multiyear highs

Fears over inflation and mounting public debt ignite bond sell-off

Posted on Tuesday August 18, 2026

Can Burnham save Britain’s high streets?

Town centres need to become community hubs for the 21st century

Posted on Tuesday August 18, 2026

Andy Burnham hails shake-up of bus services in West Midlands

Prime minister praises ‘single biggest act of public control’, even though routes will ultimately be run by private groups

Posted on Tuesday August 18, 2026

Disney accuses Trump administration of cracking down on freedom of speech

US media giant accuses Federal Communications Commission of cracking down because it ‘disapproves’ of its broadcasts

Posted on Tuesday August 18, 2026

Andy Burnham hails shake-up of bus services in West Midlands

Prime minister praises ‘single biggest act of public control’, even though routes will ultimately be run by private groups

Posted on Tuesday August 18, 2026