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Markets Daimler Truck Defence Investment: How a German Truck Maker Is Betting Hundreds of Millions on Military Contracts
Witnessing a commercial truck manufacturer decide, with genuine conviction, that military logistics will be its next major chapter is almost quietly significant. In June 2026, Daimler Truck formally announced the…
Companies Shrinkflation Investor Signal: What Mondelēz’s Margins Reveal
The shrinkflation investor signal has been hiding in plain sight on supermarket shelves for years, but the cleaner read is now arriving in company filings. When Pringles narrowed its canister…
Companies SpaceX Share Price Slumps After IPO Surge, but Q2 Results Reframe the Case
The SpaceX share price opened at $135 on 12 June, surged to an intra-day high of $225, then gave back roughly half those gains before settling just under $140. The…
Companies Antofagasta Cuts Its Copper Production Forecast as H1 Profits Surge
The Antofagasta copper production forecast for 2026 was trimmed on 13 August, dragging the shares down 3%–5% and pulling a clutch of FTSE 100 miners lower with them. By the…
Companies Anthony Fauci Contempt Vote Splits Senate Committee Eight to Seven
The Anthony Fauci contempt vote on 29 July 2026 has transformed a long-running political quarrel into a live legal question, with an eight-to-seven committee decision now sitting in procedurally contested…
Companies John Healey Budget 2026 arrives with silence where reform should be
The John Healey Budget 2026, confirmed for 28 October, has become the single answer to every question about what the new chancellor intends to do, and it is not yet…
Companies Sunday Money: Robinhood shares jump 16.9% in a blockbuster week
Robinhood shares jump 16.9% to lead a lively week for US stocks, as Sandisk, Dell and Lululemon all made waves.
Companies SpaceX Stock Valuation Under Scrutiny After Q2 Beat and Continued Losses
SpaceX stock valuation has rarely been harder to pin down, and the company's first quarterly earnings report as a public company did little to settle the argument. SPCX beat revenue…
Companies Uranium Supply Deficit Grows Wider as Major Miners Stumble
The uranium supply deficit at the heart of this sector's investment case is not closing on anyone's stated timeline, and the production data now arriving for mid-2026 makes that plain.…
Companies Burnham Fiscal Devolution Plan Faces Its First Real Test
The Burnham fiscal devolution plan, formally set in motion by the government's announcement on 31 July 2026, marks the most ambitious attempt to redistribute financial power from Whitehall to English…
Companies American Outdoor Brands Earnings Beat Sparks 25% Pop
American Outdoor Brands earnings beat sent AOUT shares surging over 25% after hours - but the 25.4% sales growth headline hides a slower underlying story.
Companies Why Women Beat Men at Investing: the Rolls-Royce Test
The evidence that women beat men at investing is more robust than a single BBC article suggests, and the behavioural explanation behind it carries practical lessons that hold up whether…
Companies Nationwide Boosts Fixed Rate ISA Rates Again, Hitting 4.70%
The Nationwide fixed rate ISA range has been repriced twice in August 2026, with the building society now offering up to 4.70% AER on its five-year fixed-rate cash ISA and…
Companies Ofwat Provisionally Approves £3.4bn Water Bill Rises Across England and Wales
Ofwat water bill rises affecting millions of households moved a step closer this week, as the regulator provisionally approved £3.39 billion in mid-cycle funding for 13 water companies in England…
Companies HPE Q3 Revenue Hits Record $12.2bn, Shares Keep Falling
HPE's Q3 revenue hit a record $12.2bn and beat estimates, but shares kept falling as component shortages capped how fast orders convert to sales.
Companies Matthew Jukes, Wine Expert Who Shaped a Generation of Tasters, Dies at 58
Matthew Jukes, the wine expert whose 40-year career took him from a London wine shop to the judging tables of the Sydney Royal Wine Show, died on 6 August after…
Companies Greggs Shares Valuation: Is a 44% Discount Worth the Risk?
The Greggs shares valuation case looks superficially attractive: GRG has fallen 53% between 2024 and 2026 and still sits 44% below its all-time high, yet the underlying business reported a…
Companies Verisk launches US data center exposure database for insurers
Verisk's new data center exposure database tracks 2,500+ US facilities, giving insurers a tool to price a fast-growing AI-era risk.
Companies Vertiv’s $2.6bn Microgrid Acquisition Targets AI Power Crunch
Vertiv's microgrid acquisition of Utility Innovation Holdings could reach $2.6bn - but only $1.45bn is guaranteed; the rest hinges on EBITDA targets.
Companies Google defeats DOJ bid to force ad tech sale
A judge blocked the DOJ's push to force an ad tech sale at Google, opting for behavioural fixes instead. Markets barely blinked.
Companies Pension Inheritance Tax Changes Reshape Retirement Planning Decisions
The pension inheritance tax changes taking effect from 6 April 2027 have already triggered a record wave of withdrawals, with £22.4 billion pulled out of pensions flexibly in the 2025/26…
Companies Lloyds Shares Dividend Reinvested: How £3,000 Became £9,300 in Three Years
A £3,000 investment in Lloyds Banking Group shares, with every dividend reinvested throughout, would be worth around £9,300 today. The share price alone accounts for £8,215 of that, with the…
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