US stocks drop on fears AI will hit software and analytics groups
New Anthropic legal tool sends shares in companies including S&P Global and Intuit sliding
Mandelson faces criminal investigation over Epstein scandal
Peer provided convicted sex offender with sensitive UK government information while a minister, emails show
Novo Nordisk warns sales could slide 13% as obesity competition mounts
Danish drugmaker reports rise in revenues but flags pricing pressure as market becomes more crowded
US shoots down Iranian drone as Middle East tensions escalate
Iranian gunboats also challenged US-flagged tanker in Strait of Hormuz days before planned negotiations
Birmingham City Council says it is no longer ‘bankrupt’
The announcement, ahead of a council election in May, caps years of funding cuts and asset sales
Santander agrees $12.2bn deal to buy north-east US bank Webster Financial
Spanish lender is latest European giant to make a bid for American retail banking customers
French appeals court asked to uphold five-year electoral ban on Marine Le Pen
Far-right presidential candidate is polling as a frontrunner who could finally win an election in 2027
The new rules of finance, courtesy of Elon Musk
Merger of SpaceX and xAI epitomises the way Big Tech has turned the corporate world on its head
Witkoff meets Netanyahu ahead of new US-Iran talks
Arab leaders seek to avert regional war as Israeli officials push for hard line on Tehran
Iran’s people stand to lose whether or not talks succeed
Trump is not negotiating to ease the burden of the regime’s victims — and war will not make them safer
Under Prabowo, Indonesia is veering off course
Investors are jittery about the government’s fiscal and political record
Former prince discussed with Jeffrey Epstein ways to get round investment rules
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor shared official documents while serving as a UK trade envoy
Private jet sellers rattled by Trump threats on Canadian-made aircraft
US president’s vow to ‘decertify’ planes and impose tariffs of 50% hits Bombardier’s shares
Odey firm’s internal probe unearthed 46 allegations against founder
Crispin Odey has brought legal challenge against FCA decision to ban and fine him
Far-right hardliner poses challenge to Italy’s Matteo Salvini
Retired army general Roberto Vannacci splits from the League to form his own National Future party
PayPal replaces chief as board warns ‘pace of change’ not fast enough
US digital payments company appoints former board chair Enrique Lores to replace Alex Chriss
Silver’s runaway rally becomes ‘death trap’ for Reddit’s retail crowd
Meteoric rise — and thumping sell-off — has seen the volatile precious metal compared to a ‘meme stock’
Walmart’s market value hits $1tn
US retail giant joins club dominated by tech groups
Mandelson lobbied against US bank reforms on behalf of Epstein and Staley
Former UK business secretary used talking points in conversations with US official about financial crisis measures
Slovenia ends year-long dispute over central bank governor
Eurozone member has been without its normal vote at ECB rate-setting meetings since early 2025
Artemis is a throwback to the golden age of lunar exploration
This US programme must contend with the difficulties of returning humans to the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years
Super Nintendo — the Japanese gaming company that became a global giant
Keza MacDonald is enthusiastic about the creator of ‘Super Mario’, but omits some of the friction on which games thrive
US-backed fund agrees to buy stake in Glencore’s DR Congo mines
Orion CMC strikes multibillion-dollar deal to invest in commodity group’s copper and cobalt projects
PepsiCo to cut prices of Doritos and Lay’s as consumers rein in snacking
Packaged food group lowers snack prices by up to 15% to tempt inflation-weary shoppers