Nexo Reaffirms EU Compliance July 28, 2026 The digital assets wealth platform announces sustained operations across the European Economic Area in the MiCA era
ICON announces multi-year collaboration with Anthropic to bring frontier AI to clinical trials July 28, 2026 ICON plc (NASDAQ: ICLR) today announced a multi-year collaboration with Anthropic to bring Claude’s AI capabilities across the clinical trial lifecycle. The collaboration further advances ICON’s digital innovation and AI strategy, and builds on Orbis – ICON’s secure, governed, agentic AI platform. Through this collaboration, ICON will work closely with Anthropic’s Life Sciences research team [...]
Man Group shares surge as assets hit record $253bn July 28, 2026 Shares in Man Group surged on Tuesday morning after the group posted record assets under management and a recovery in performance fees. Shares in the FTSE 250 hedge fund increased six per cent to 318p per share. The stock has rocketed 36.5 per cent since January. Core net revenue hit $853m, while core performance fee [...]
Ten Finalists Announced for the Reply AI Film Festival, the International Competition Bringing Together Cinema and Artificial Intelligence July 28, 2026 The jury, chaired by Gabriele Salvatores, will announce the winners in Venice on Sunday, 6 September.
The City has the key that can unlock growth in every postcode July 27, 2026 Growth depends on a stable and competitive tax system, streamlined planning and proportionate regulation and the City will work with the new government to create those conditions, says Chris Hayward Now that the Burnham government is in place, the Prime Minister’s new Cabinet inherits a formidable set of challenges: regional inequality, stretched public finances, sluggish productivity and flatlining living standards. Addressing these challenges will require sustainable growth and unleashing entrepreneurial energy across the country. [...]
Top investment bank: Starmer and Reeves left UK ‘no better off than they found it’ July 24, 2026 Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves failed to leave the economy in a better position than they found it, according to top investment bank, which said the administration’s fixation on “luxury beliefs” kneecapped its number one mission to revive Britain’s flagging growth. In a research note on Friday, Panmure Liberum said the former Prime Minister and [...]
Easyjet takes £200m profit hit in Iran war travel chaos July 23, 2026 Easyjet has revealed a £200m profit hit as the budget airline battles with the soaring energy costs and falling travel demand caused by the Iran war. The FTSE 250 carrier posted an £85m profit in the three months to June, down 70 per cent on £286m in the previous year, as passenger volume slipped by [...]
On this day: the birth of Michael Foot July 23, 2026 On 23rd July 1913, Michael Foot was born. He would go on to become a Labour leader known for his eloquence, his rigid socialist ideology and his jackets. What lessons does his career offer for Andy Burnham? Asks Eliot Wilson Michael Mackintosh Foot was born on this day in 1913 in Plymouth. He would rise, [...]
Rachel Reeves’ sister takes top legal role in Burnham’s Cabinet overhaul July 21, 2026 Prime Minister Andy Burnham has picked Ellie Reeves, the sister of former Chancellor Rachel, to serve as the chief legal adviser to the government. Lord Richard Hermer KC, a close ally of Keir Starmer who played a pivotal role in shaping the legal and international stance of Starmer’s government, was dismissed as attorney general and [...]
Four charts revealing scale of Andy Burnham’s economic challenge July 21, 2026 Andy Burnham has harboured ambitions to be Prime Minister for over a decade. But the economy he is inheriting will take the shine off his lofty hopes – just look at these four charts. As he stepped out onto Downing Street for the first time as Prime Minster, Andy Burnham allowed himself to break out [...]