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Schroders agrees £9.9bn takeover by US investment manager Nuveen
Deal would end independence of one of City of London’s most historic names
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UK trade deficit for goods hits record high in 2025
Official figures show Britain also recorded historic services surplus
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UK economy undershot expectations to grow by 0.1% in final quarter of 2025
Figure caps year of lacklustre growth marked by trade shocks
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Mustafa Suleyman plots AI ‘self-sufficiency’ as Microsoft loosens OpenAI ties
Big Tech group’s AI chief predicts white-collar work could be automated within 18 months
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Trump prompts global surge in people viewing US as a threat
Poll for Munich Security Conference shows sharp rise in Canadians and others perceiving peril from
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Keir Starmer faces backlash over ousting of Britain’s top civil servant
Cabinet secretary Chris Wormald’s exit follows resignations of prime minister’s chief of staff and communications
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How private equity’s big bet on software got derailed by AI
Dealmakers and lenders are facing a ‘Darwinian moment’ as digital services risk being made obsolete




