Software Buyout Deals Collapse to Lowest Level Since Pandemic After AI Rout

Value of private equity software acquisitions struck in the first five months of the year tumbles to $50bn

Santander chief Ana Botín: UK bank taxes make ‘no economic sense’

Boss of EU’s biggest bank criticises policy of singling out sector for extra levies

Confidential submission of draft S-1 to the SEC

We recently submitted a confidential S-1. We expect it to leak so we’re just announcing it. We have not decided on timing yet; it may be a while because there are things we want to do that are likely easier as a private company. But it’s a complicated set of tradeoffs and this gives us the option to go public sooner if that ends up being best.

Are we at the start of a new investment super-cycle?

AI, clean energy and defence spending are reinforcing each other, amplifying potential spend

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Voters sour on Trump’s handling of inflation and grocery prices

US president blamed for high cost of living as Iran war deepens discontent

My family is selling a $2.6M home in Miami. We'd rather own OpenAI or Anthropic stock than rent it.

A Miami home seller is open to accepting shares in OpenAI, Anthropic, or SpaceX as payment, reflecting a trend in investment strategy.

We are optimising ourselves to death

A tracker might tell you that you got to bed too late, but it doesn’t tell you that you were busy living your life

The £450,000 degree: how English university fees for overseas students are surging

Top-ranking universities plan a 29% rise in international undergraduate fees

We should be getting better at AI by now

From cancelled novels to legal fines, the scale of blunders only halfway through the year suggests the opposite

Oil tanker owners fear market crash after Iran war drove record profits

Shipowners ploughed windfall into new vessels and are braced for steep drop in rates if Strait of Hormuz reopens

Are US Treasuries becoming a financial chokepoint?

A haven asset for the financial system is becoming a source of risk