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Saturday, 23 May 2026
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
EU rejects UK push to create a single market for goods
 
Brussels said it would only discuss the ‘reset’ package of measures at the bloc’s next summit with Britain
 
 
Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Donald Trump’s US intelligence chief
 
Departure comes as the president weighs whether to resume strikes on Iran
 
 
Jonathan Andic, the Mango heir turned homicide suspect
 
The son of the fashion brand’s founder is being investigated for foul play in connection with his father’s death
 
 
Andy Burnham says land in the UK is ‘undertaxed’
 
Potential Labour leadership contender points to ‘big case’ for reforming property levies
 
 
If you think you understand bonds, you don’t
 
They’re too complex for me too — but here are five common traps to avoid
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
SpaceX launches redesigned Starship in successful pre-IPO test
 
Elon Musk’s company demonstrates the technology at the heart of the biggest initial public offering in history
 
 
Trump administration to make foreigners leave US to apply for green cards
 
Move to tighten permanent residency requirements could have significant implications for businesses
 
 
Pakistan army chief travels to Tehran in push for US-Iran deal
 
Asim Munir joins mediators including Qatar as effort to prevent resumption of full-scale war intensifies
 
 
Wall Street bets on 2026 rate rise as Kevin Warsh takes charge of the Fed
 
Markets expect US central bank to lift borrowing costs by end of year as Iran war intensifies inflation
 
 
The European cars made in China
 
Western automakers are taking advantage of Chinese overcapacity to export lower-cost vehicles to their home markets
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
The risks to the legacy of Barney Frank
 
A key feature of the annual stress test for US banks is being undermined
 
 
BrewDog co-founder to attempt comeback with ‘Second Best’ beer brand
 
James Watt to give shares to ‘equity punks’ who lost out in controversial entrepreneur’s previous venture
 
 
The boutique bank that eschews blockbuster bragging rights
 
Lincoln International may not be a household name but it occupies a niche in the market
 
 
To infinity and beyond, with the SpaceX IPO
 
Ordinary investors can at last bet directly on AI’s potential — with caveats
 
 
Gilt relief rally sends yields to biggest weekly drop since 2023
 
Burnham pledge to stick to fiscal rules and pullback from bets on higher BoE interest rates drive rebound
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
Richard Desmond’s group faces £40mn-plus bill from failed lottery lawsuit
 
Judge criticises ‘unreasonable’ case that tycoon’s Northern & Shell brought against Gambling Commission
 
 
Directors’ Deals: New IG Design chief buys shares in turnaround vote
 
Group offloads lossmaking US division for $1
 
 
Stockpickers: National Grid, Jadestone Energy, SSP Group
 
Our experts discuss which companies to buy, sell or hold this week
 
 
Apollo makes £1.5bn bid for London-listed Bodycote
 
FTSE 250 components group says takeover proposal is latest in several efforts by US firm to buy its business
 
 
France seeks to join UK-German long-range missile plan
 
Paris warms to joint project aimed at closing conventional capability gap with Russia
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
America’s ‘simultaneity’ nightmare
 
Trump’s pre-emptive attacks are a traumatic break with the ideals of a globalised world but the playbook is not new
 
 
What is Labour’s ‘soft left’ anyway?
 
The UK governing party’s hard-to-define faction is newly powerful
 
 
Why does everyone expect a tip?
 
If people are being more brazen about asking, it’s time to respond in kind
 
 
Carson Block: ‘Maybe the dumb money is the smart money’
 
The short seller warns of an AI-created financial crisis
 
 
Investing in the era of scarcity
 
Markets have yet to register the new fashion among governments for hoarding and huddling
 
 
 

Work & Careers

 
 
 
A bitcoin miner spent $860k armouring vehicles for its bosses, a fact for which we have very little context
 
The best defence may in fact be defence
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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