Business trends, wild cards and companies to watch in 2026
Where power, profits and pressure points are likely to lie across five key sectors
Warren Buffett hands over Berkshire Hathaway’s reins to Greg Abel
Investors hunt for clues on how the investor’s protégé will shape the $1.1tn conglomerate
Five simple ways to reset your finances in 2026
Resolving to be better with money in the year ahead? Here’s what Claer Barrett recommends
SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic prepare to launch landmark IPOs
Three biggest US private tech groups plan listings as early as this year, raising hopes of windfall for banks, lawyers and investors
Retail sales rebound with 5.3 pct YoY rise in Oct
Greece’s retail sales rose sharply by 5.3 percent year-on-year (YoY) in October, after a drop of 0.7 percent in September, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Wednesday.
PASOK resists invitation to discuss watchdog appointments, citing ND's questionable record
Greece’s ruling New Democracy and opposition PASOK are locked in a bitter dispute over the future of the country’s independent authorities, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis seeking consensus on new appointments and PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis refusing to engage.
Reinsurers extend profit boom as they cut cover to cope with disasters
Broker Guy Carpenter says profitability increased 2 percentage points to 18% in 2025
‘What will happen to house prices next year?’ — it’s a tricky question
For all their faults, house price predictions are not as useless as you might expect
US fines for dirty money drop 61% as Trump retreats from enforcement
Total penalties imposed by financial watchdogs fell to $1.7bn in the year to December 19
AI forecast to put 200,000 European banking jobs at risk by 2030
Morgan Stanley analysts predict roles in back and middle offices will bear brunt
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