Exchange of letters between the Governor and the Chancellor on the Asset Purchase Facility – May 2026

When a high-growth stock drops below a psychological price level, like $10, investors naturally ask the same question: Has something gone wrong? In the case of Joby Aviation (JOBY 1.50%), the answer isn’t as straightforward as many investors think. The company hasn’t reported a major operational setback. It continues to make progress toward commercializing its…

Chinese tech company Baidu, best known for its search engine, also operates cloud, mapping and other internet-based services. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Baidu rose Thursday on their partnership with Apple for deploying their AI tools. Hong-Kong listed shares of Alibaba rose 5% after the company confirmed…

Firms will benefit from reduced costs and greater flexibility and find it easier to comply with the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR), following reforms set out today by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA). The changes, which come as the first phase of a multi-stage package of reform from Government…

By Ian Hall on 14/07/2026 | Updated on 14/07/2026 Photo from Pixabay Regulatory oversight of AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft and Oracle to help ensure they can manage operational disruption affecting critical services The UK government has designated four of the world’s biggest cloud technology companies as ‘critical third parties’ (CTPs) to enable regulators to “strengthen…

Credibility is everything for Kevin Warsh. Congressional hearings this week showed how hard it will be for the new Federal Reserve chairman to keep it. Warsh had few, if any, major slip-ups amid intense questioning from Democrats — and supportive commentary from Republicans — in back-to-back days of testimony before the House and Senate on…

As more companies insist their employees return to the office, they know they need to offer something in return to attract and retain good people. That’s why finding a place where people will want to live is an increasingly important factor as companies decide where to set up shop.  “Quality of place, especially investing in…