Investment
Yes, retail investment needs a boost – but the squirrel looks too tame | Nils Pratley
Red squirrel characters have a history in the public information game. Older UK readers may recall Tufty, who taught children about road safety in the 1970s. His chum, Willy...
Cuba could beat US energy blockade with $8bn investment in renewables, says thinktank
Cuba could beat the US’s crippling energy blockade for ever with just an $8bn investment in renewable energy. And the rest of the world should pay for it.Those are...
Mounjaro maker wants NHS drug price rises in return for more investment in UK
The US pharmaceutical group behind the Mounjaro weight-loss drug has said it will unpause its UK investments if ministers agree to regularly increase NHS drug prices and end a...
Dagenham & Redbridge fans look for new dawn after KSI investment
The Premier League seemed a long way away at the full-time whistle at Enfield Town. There were boos from the few hundred travelling Dagenham & Redbridge supporters who had...
British politics is hooked on flashy fake numbers – and the AI investment debacle proves it | Jonathan Portes
One trillion dollars. That’s the amount of financial aid Gordon Brown triumphantly announced at the 2009 London G20 summit. (I contributed my own two cents here.) Except it wasn’t...
Investment in AI-resistant ‘Halo’ companies helps push UK and EU markets to record highs
Investors have a new mantra as they prepare for AI to shake up the global economy – the Halo trade.Interest in Halo – short for “heavy assets, low obsolescence”...
Japan’s US$550 billion investment in US seen widening gains on hedged JGBs
Yields on hedged Japanese government bonds may increase on rising costs for US dollar fundingPublished Wed, Feb 18, 2026 · 05:04 PM[TOKYO] Japanese government bonds (JGBs) may become an...
Apac fintech investment down 20.5% in 2025, venture capital investment hits decade-low
India is a major driver of investment activity in the region despite sharp decline[SINGAPORE] Fintech investment in Asia-Pacific declined by more than 20 per cent, with private equity and...
