Burnham refuses to rule out more borrowing and blames Tories for debt crisis September 2, 2026 Andy Burnham has refused to rule out borrowing more and raising taxes to fund his government’s spending plans, as he blamed the UK’s vulnerability to a global bond rout on the Conservatives. Speaking at his first Prime Minister’s Questions, Burnham said spiralling debt costs in the UK, which have hit near two-decade highs in recent [...]
Gradiant Secures Major Water Contract for Hyperscaler AI Data Center Campus in West Texas September 2, 2026 New HyperSolved contract reinforces Gradiant's role as the water layer for AI data centers
iXie Launches Game Lifter, the Agentic Production Layer for Game Studios September 2, 2026 Debuting with agentic QA and LiveOps, Game Lifter lets studios ship at full capacity within their own firewall, with humans always in the loop.
Aukera Closes €460 Million Structured Credit Facility Led by EIG to Support European Energy Infrastructure Portfolio September 2, 2026 Aukera, the pan-European battery storage and renewable energy platform backed by AtlasInvest, Reggeborgh and SFPIM (Belgium’s sovereign wealth fund), announced the closing of its €460 million structured credit facility, for which EIG, a leading institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors, served as the lead investor. With the financing in place, Aukera moves [...]
If Dublin can have Bloomsday, London should celebrate Pepys Day September 2, 2026 Friday marks the third year of Pepys Day, a celebration of the Great Fire of London's chief chronicler. Michael Mainelli explains why to care.
The Works secures heavyweight backing in activist investor row September 2, 2026 The Works has secured the backing of a pair of heavyweight shareholder proxies in the discount retailer’s boardroom tussle with an influential activist investor. The stationary and crafts retailer has been locked in a row with Kelso, a London-listed investment firm, since the investor sought to force a director onto its board. Institutional Shareholder Services [...]
Mortgage nightmare as investors price in three interest rate hikes September 2, 2026 Investors have priced in three interest rate hikes over the next two years as a global bond market rout sent UK gilt yields soaring. Two-year gilt yields, which gauges short term interest rate expectations, have jumped over 4.5 per cent, pushing up borrowing costs and putting the UK’s economic stability under threat. The Bank of [...]
Keir today, gone tomorrow: A London by-election may spell danger for Labour September 2, 2026 Holborn and St Pancras has been held by Labour for 43 years, but the rise of the Greens, and the thrill of a by-election, could spell trouble.
Credo Technology: The next big opportunity in AI? September 2, 2026 Those looking for the next big thing in a crowded field should look at Credo Technology, the company that provides the connective tissue that knits together AI data centres, writes Abdullah Cheref By June 2025, everyone chasing the AI boom seemed focused on GPUs. I was more interested in what connected them. Those chips are [...]
Ryanair warns soaring jet fuel prices could topple rival airlines September 2, 2026 Ryanair has warned that the price of jet fuel could soar next summer, threatening some of its European competitors with collapse. The budget airline said it has taken emergency measures to protect itself from the higher jet fuel prices caused by the Iran war, trimming its passenger targets from 216m to 214m for this year. [...]