Yet improving prospects at US banks only tell part of the story. Looking forward a year or two, the valuation gap to European lenders narrows, rather than closes. The rest appears to be a combination ...

The bigger problem, perhaps, is an apparent downturn in that most traditional of British exports: “Services between affiliated enterprises n.i.e. [not included elsewhere]”. As Eurostat explains: ...

Well, in the UK, the results are in and they are, frankly, a bit of a mess. The ONS has attempted to measure all of these things, attach financial values to them and create measures of gross inclusive ...

All the more strange, then, that on social care — which is umbilically tied to the NHS in many ways — it has stumbled from one mis-step to another.

Gordon Brown’s former communications chief has been tapped up for the role of “EU sherpa”, leading the UK government’s reset talks with Brussels, as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer looks to strengthen ...

While Poland spearheaded western military and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine following Russia’s all-out invasion in February 2022, historic grievances resurfaced in recent years against Kyiv’s ...

Italian authorities this year launched a special initiative, Piracy Shield, to attempt to crack down on illegal streaming of live matches in real time. Under the scheme, Italy’s telecoms regulator is ...

Wizz Air’s former supply chain manager has been fined by the UK financial watchdog for failing to properly disclose 115 personal trades in shares of the low-cost airline worth more than £4mn, many of ...

As the title of Duggan’s third book — preceded by Killer Thinking and Cult Status — suggests, we should work backwards by identifying the lifestyle to which we aspire, pinpointing the income that ...

Leading female athletes, including Serena Williams, explain why beauty has become core to game-day preparations ...

His criticism was echoed by the mayors of several towns in northern Israel, which has borne the brunt of Hizbollah’s rocket ...

Coffee futures climbed to a near 50-year high in New York on Wednesday amid fears of a global supply shortage and the threat of tariffs on imports into the US. Futures for higher-end arabica soared to ...