Fifa’s World Cup plan never stacked up – here are 4 reasons why
Faisal Islam: Four reasons why Fifa's World Cup plan never stacked upImage source, ReutersDocuments that set out Fifa's plan to part-privatise the World Cup and seen by the BBC show…
New EU rules on AI deepfakes and chatbots
Updated / Sunday, 2 Aug 2026 00:01 Getty Companies are also obliged to make it clear if customers are dealing with an AI chatbot as opposed to a human (stock…
NAMA: The developers, the banks and the fallout
This weekend Ireland's bad bank closes its doors for the final time. Amid huge controversy and public protests, National Assets Management Agency, or NAMA, was born in late 2009 at…
Microsoft sets record with $450 billion single-day gain
Microsoft added nearly $450 billion in market value last might, the largest one-day gain on record for a company, after it forecast stronger-than-expected cloud growth and signaled continued cash generation…
Swiss National Bank posts big second quarter profit
The Swiss National Bank has today reported a large increase in quarterly profit, thanks to rising equity markets, which compensated for a plunge in the price of gold. The central…
BP puts UK North Sea oil and gas assets up for sale
BP puts UK North Sea oil and gas assets up for sale as CEO pushes overhaul Updated / Friday, 31 Jul 2026 11:22 Meg O'Neill, the CEO of BP, is…
Couche-Tard to buy Poland’s Zabka in biggest ever deal
Canadian retailer Alimentation Couche-Tard said today it plans to buy Poland's Zabka for about $8.7 billion, marking its largest acquisition and expanding its presence in Central and Eastern Europe after…
World Cup helps ITV deliver ‘solid’ first half
ITV, the British broadcaster that has agreed to sell its channels and streaming platform to Comcast's Sky, said today it had a "solid" first half, with the football World Cup…
NatWest reports profit up 20%, raises performance outlook
NatWest has today reported a better than expected first-half operating profit before tax of £4.3 billion and raised its performance guidance for the year, as it grew income while keeping…