The largest merger and acquisition (M&A) deal of all time remains the hostile takeover of Mannesmann AG by Vodafone AirTouch PLC in 1999–2000, a landmark transaction that reshaped the global telecommunications landscape and set a record that has stood for over two decades.

OpenAI has signed about $1tn in deals this year for computing power to run its artificial intelligence models

$730bn start-up restocks its war chest for battle with Anthropic and Google

How one London trading floor coped with a record swing in prices

Decision comes as Big Four group grapples with ‘uncertain’ market conditions

HSBC fired investment bankers on the day they were due to learn their bonus figures and gave no bonuses to many it let go, in a sign of how the bank is taking a more ruthless approach to costs under new chief executive Georges Elhedery.

You might have seen the news about the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, its rescue and the fire sale of the bank’s UK operations to HSBC. But what is this all about?

Big US banks have relied on traders for at least 75% of their Wall Street revenues for more than three years

The Big Four accounting firms now post more job adverts for AI specialists than for auditors, a structural shift that puts the UK’s assurance industry, its regulator, and the medium-term value chain of professional services under quiet but significant strategic pressure.

You will have seen the news that Credit Suisse was merged (bailed out/rescued) by its Swiss rival UBS over the weekend. This is the second bailout in as many weeks after SVB- is it 2008 all over again?

Global dealmaking is up by a third this year, setting 2025 up to be the best 12-month stretch since 2021

Highest-ever number of megadeals lifts total value of M&A by 50% in 2025

More than 200,000 European banking jobs are under threat over the next five years as lenders increasingly embrace artificial intelligence.

Price has rocketed 50% this year, its best performance since 1979, as institutional investors pile in

Citadel, the hedge fund led by Ken Griffin and known for its success in commodity markets, is entering the industrial metals sector after years of avoidance.

Experts discuss what investors need to know for 2026 at the annual FT Money roundtable.

Global mergers and acquisitions reached $1.2tn in the first quarter, driven by a surge in megadeals despite geopolitical tensions and unease in the technology sector.

It's taking many of America’s most credentialed business-school graduates months to land and accept job offers.⁠

Discussions over a tie-up to create the world’s largest mining group come as race to secure copper reshapes the sector

'Material risk takers' will be eligible for awards of up to 10 times their fixed pay

Funds such as Balyasny, Jain Global and Qube are expanding operations to allow them to trade underlying markets

Paramount has launched a $108bn hostile bid to buy Warner Bros Discovery.

FT story: Prices of stocks and other risky assets plunged on Monday as a sell-off that began last week accelerated, after Friday’s weak US jobs report stoked fears of a recession in the world’s biggest economy. US central bank needs ‘supersized’ 50bps rate cut in Sept or risk recession.

ASML Holding NV, a Dutch semiconductor equipment maker, reported record fourth-quarter bookings of €13.2 billion ($15.8 billion), surpassing analyst estimates of €6.85 billion.

FT story: Hedge fund tells clients many supposed applications of the technology are ‘never going to actually work’

FT story: Office politics is not optional: learn to play the game or you’ll be its victim

Companies and investors turn to M&A as they adjust to economic shifts driven by the rise of AI

Investors piled into fixed income in bet on falling interest rates

Level last seen in 2002 as tech-fuelled equity rally throws up red flag on ‘Fed model’