Paramount clinches Warner Bros deal after Netflix walks away
Streaming company’s decision ends months-long battle to buy parent of CNN, HBO and franchises such as Harry Potter
Blackstone chief Schwarzman received $1.2bn in 2025 income
Co-founder of private capital giant stands to make more than $1bn each year from dividends
Trump administration to cut Anthropic from state contracts and Pentagon supply chain
US president implements full ban on agencies using leading AI start-up in feud over military use of its technology
US and UK pull diplomats from Middle East as Iran war fears rise
Donald Trump says he is ‘not happy’ with Tehran as Washington and London hold talks about use of Diego Garcia
US bank stocks record biggest slide since April’s market ructions
Investors fret over growing strains in private credit and risks of AI disrupting the software industry
Project Warrior: How Paramount beat Netflix in $110bn battle for Warner
Ellison father and son viewed deal as a matter of survival to compete with tech giants that now dominate Hollywood
Trump floats ‘friendly takeover’ of Cuba
US president’s comments come as tensions rise during energy blockade and shooting off communist nation’s coast
Transcript: Green grief for Starmer — by-election special
Lucy Fisher talks to Anna Gross, Jennifer Williams and George Parker
What the State of the Union means for the US midterm elections
Donald Trump’s address to Congress has big implications for the midterms. What are they?
Mexico, El Mencho and the perilous ‘kingpin strategy’
The policy of taking out top cartel bosses has often resulted in brutal reprisals as new leaders use even fiercer violence to assert control
Bill Clinton defends ‘brief acquaintance’ with Epstein
Republicans target ex-president over ties to late sex offender while Democrats press for answers over Donald Trump
Collapse of UK property lender sends shockwaves through Wall Street
Lenders weigh losses linked to Market Financial Solutions, which financed a Bangladeshi politician’s real estate empire
Starmer hits out at ‘extremes’ of left and right after historic Green by-election victory
UK prime minister facing demands from senior colleagues that he should be ‘braver’ and less gloomy
Netflix could be streaming media’s most victorious loser
Buying WBD for $83bn would have cost the streaming giant financial flexibility and its ability to take on YouTube
Stockpickers: Centrica, Mony Group, Diageo
Our experts discuss which companies to buy, sell or hold this week
Pete Hegseth, Maga’s man at the Pentagon
Trump’s defence secretary is on the front lines of the culture wars — but can he lead the US in a battle against Iran?
Key areas of contention between Iran and the US
Washington has raised concerns about Tehran’s nuclear programme, ballistic missiles and allied militant groups
Directors’ Deals: Sage directors buy despite AI-induced worries
Group’s share price has tumbled in recent months
AI has driven investors to hallucinations
Competing visions on the next big technological revolution are discombobulating markets
Nasa overhauls Artemis Moon programme after repeated delays
Expanded lunar plan now aims to land astronauts twice in 2028
Reform defends choice of Matthew Goodwin as its by-election candidate
Divisive former academic came second to the Green Party’s Hannah Spencer in the Gorton and Denton by-election
Can Demna save Gucci?
The star designer delivered his debut for the brand on Friday in Milan, with heavy doses of nostalgia and questionable taste
Dove reinforcements
Sanae Takaichi’s policy board nominees have weighed on the yen
Home Office advisers launch review of UK visas to attract top talent
Study by independent committee announced as concerns grow that immigration crackdown will hit fiscal plans