Finance
More consumer companies are staying private for longer, avoiding the IPO road
With the rise of secondary markets and a stronger liquidity environment, more companies are choosing to stay private for longer, according to experts.
South Korea’s chip giants just logged their biggest rally ever. What it means for the global AI trade.
The Kospi saw its best-ever day on Friday, as the index came roaring back thanks to historical jumps in its big tech names.
Sainsbury’s to sell Argos to three retail veterans in £120m deal
Trio set up Swift Partners for the acquisition, allowing supermarket to focus on core food business Sainsbury’s has agreed to sell the Argos retail chain for £120m to allow it to concentrate on its core food business.…
My friend and her husband own real estate. How can her children from a previous marriage get their fair share?
“Her husband is open to a trust, but he wants to be the administrator.”
If Social Security’s funding crisis is the elephant in the room, this is the mouse everyone has overlooked. You have been warned.
“Delaying Social Security until 70 results in an increased monthly payment — and that comes with proportionally higher cost-of-living adjustments.”
New solar panels in Great Britain at 15-year high as fossil fuel costs soar
Boom in solar farms and home installations in first half of 2026 began shortly after start of US-Israel war against Iran Great Britain has recorded more new solar power installations in the first half of this year than…
Diane Keaton’s stunning $23 million dream home in L.A. finally finds a buyer
The Los Angeles home that Diane Keaton spent years carefully transforming has come under offer—nine months after the beloved “Annie Hall” star died.
UK house prices up 0.1% in July as buyers remain cautious on interest rates
Price of average home now £277,542, up from £277,484 the previous month but lower than in May, says Nationwide Business live – latest updates Economic uncertainty dampened UK house price growth in July as prospective…
HSBC to close all branches and pull out of Australian retail banking market
London-based company to sell local loan portfolio to Blackstone but will continue private and institutional banking services Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app…
Think our basic rights are safe? In the age of oligarchs and corporate lobbying, think again | George Monbiot
The global assault on our freedoms is coming ever closer to home. Just look at the sinister prosecution of UK lawyer Rajiv Menon No more resistance in the US. The era of human rights is over, and dissent is once more…
Corporate insiders are sending warning signals about the stock market
Corporate insiders haven’t been this bearish in more than 20 years.
Anthropic’s AI Claude escaped testing environment and hacked organizations
Company says it discovered unauthorized access during ‘proactive review’ after rival OpenAI revealed rogue agent Anthropic said on Thursday its AI Claude model hacked systems of three organizations during testing,…