Germany’s second-biggest fintech shuns IPO
Germany’s second most valuable fintech, Trade Republic, has vowed to stay private after doubling its customers and tripling client assets to €100bn in the 12 months to September.
Australian casino group Star faces cash crunch as shares tumble 28%
Star Entertainment Group, which operates casinos in Sydney, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, lost a quarter of its value on Thursday after it published a trading update for the fourth quarter that showed ...
Corporate borrowers kick off 2025 with record-setting $83bn bond bonanza
Corporate borrowers kicked off 2025 with a record $83bn in dollar bond sales, capitalising on buoyant investor demand to raise debt ahead of any market volatility sparked by Donald Trump’s return to ...
It’s time for Lebanon’s leaders to take responsibility for the country’s future
For decades, Lebanese politicians complained that outside forces prevented them from truly delivering for the country’s citizens — or elect a president for the past two years. Judging from the ...
‘A very dicey situation’: Arctic rivalry behind Donald Trump’s push for Greenland
US president-elect Donald Trump has refused to rule out military force to take Greenland. But America’s military presence there has long dwarfed the handful of ships, dog sled patrols and single ...
How the small print of the Kyoto Protocol became a gripping piece of theatre
One lengthy section of Kyoto, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s new play about the groundbreaking 1997 UN climate conference in Kyoto, depicts delegates wrangling over the precise placement of a comma — ...
Fund managers to warn FCA over US activist’s plans to shake up UK trusts
Fund managers are warning the Financial Conduct Authority that plans by US activist Boaz Weinstein to take over seven UK investment trusts leave shareholders in the dark about how their money will be ...
South Korea’s real-life political drama
Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Simon Panayi. View our accessibility guide.
How car loans became Britain’s latest consumer finance scandal
Hidden commissions to car dealers inflated costs for buyers. The legal fallout could cost banks billions and restrict access to credit ...
Crunch time for Citi
Bank lags behind rivals on important measure of profitability, despite CEO Jane Fraser’s overhaul ...
Civil servant long-term sickness hits post-pandemic high
The average number of long-term sick days missed by civil servants each year has hit a post-pandemic high, according to new figures revealed by the Cabinet Office.
London’s airports test Labour with plans for rapid growth
Transport secretary Heidi Alexander will decide whether to greenlight growth proposals from Luton and Gatwick by the end of April, in a test of the tensions between the Labour government’s twin ...