Swiss group increases offer after several approaches to FTSE 100 company
Danish drugmaker faces ‘unprecedented pricing pressure’, says chief executive
Consumer group is under pressure to slim down following tumultuous period
Spanish lender is latest European group to make a bid for American retail banking customers
UK lender’s move to expand its institutional unit would include growing its US office
Scott O’Neil says Saudi-backed tour will not break even for 5 to 10 years as he tries to sell stakes in teams at $1bn valuations
German group’s outspoken boss Armin Papperger wants to ‘catch’ €300bn in European deals by 2030
Brazil’s Nubank has claimed a $90bn valuation serving Latin America. Now it has the US in its sights
Bloom among companies whose stock has surged as Big Tech turns to niche energy providers to power its sites
American banker Michael Roberts will head up the lender’s new corporate and institutional division
New chief must prove pharma group can offset patent expiries and hit ambitious growth targets
Shortlisted entries will appear in our report in September, alongside our ranking of the most innovative law firms
Discussions are part of US group’s review of strategy in Europe where it has struggled with EV transition and high costs
Switzerland’s biggest bank announces $3bn share buyback, adding more could come subject to regulatory regime
Media and analytics businesses have fallen sharply following release of new Anthropic tools
Danish brewer’s soft drinks sales double thanks to Britvic acquisition
Also in today’s newsletter: Warsh’s nomination under threat and Santander acquires Webster Financial for $12bn
New Anthropic legal tool sends shares in companies including S&P Global and Intuit sliding
This series features conversations between FT journalists and the technology industry’s leaders, innovators, and thinkers. In the latest instalment, Chinese AI pioneer Kai-Fu Lee talks about the competition between the technology’s two superpowers
The billionaire has merged his rocket maker with his lossmaking AI start-up
Move by German lender comes in the wake of Milanese lender’s takeover by Monte dei Paschi
With demand set to soar, the industry has got inventive over extracting the metal using leaching initiatives
CEO Paolo Ardoino downplays the scale of $185bn stablecoin group’s capital raise
Rare investment-grade rating helps attract insurers and private credit funds to construction debt
The government needs to revive the appeal of flats — but capping ground rents at £250 a year won’t cut it
€2.4tn asset manager is latest to voice concern over US policymaking and its impact on dollar assets
When we divorced he claimed he was struggling, but I now suspect him of transferring wealth to a relative
We are either on the verge of widespread adoption or a terrible crash
Decline comes after cash-strapped chemists reduced opening hours to cut costs
Unencrypted European communications are being targeted by Moscow
Trade tensions between Beijing and Washington drive ‘influx’ of funding, says Adamas Intelligence
Chinese AI pioneer talks about the competition between the technology’s two superpowers and why companies need to be more proactive in adopting it
What Warsh’s central bank may look like
Beijing warns Central American country will pay ‘heavy price’ after top court ruled to kick out conglomerate from terminals
The state department has pushed for close scrutiny before approving export licences
Analysts deeply sceptical of US president’s claim that Narendra Modi has promised to stop buying crude from Russia
