
Digital and tech firms take £11.6bn of £14.4bn UK equity haul
UK equity investment reached £14.4bn in the first half of 2026, up 26 per cent on the second half of 2025, according to Barclays and Beauhurst…

UK equity investment reached £14.4bn in the first half of 2026, up 26 per cent on the second half of 2025, according to Barclays and Beauhurst…

University College Birmingham has bought the former Cube Hotel and Marco Pierre White restaurant, the first stage of a £15m programme creating 150 jobs.

Massage chain Masaj has raised £1.5m led by Figr Ventures, with three further London studios planned over the next 18 months and revenues forecast near £3m.

Jeff Bezos says Amazon's chips business is lining up to be the company's next pillar as it prepares to spend $200bn in capital in 2026, mostly…

Mocean Energy is raising £5m to build floating offshore data centres powered by wave and solar energy, with a first pilot targeted for 2028.

Apple briefly passed a $5 trillion valuation on Tuesday, joining Nvidia, as big technology stocks recovered from a sell-off driven by AI and China fears.

Shein reported a $99m quarterly loss ahead of its Hong Kong listing, blaming the removal of the US de minimis exemption on parcels worth under $800.

Wise's US banking licence application has been rejected by the OCC over issues with its original filing. The fintech says it will submit a new application.

Vitabiotics, Britain's biggest vitamin maker, is sold to US firm Bain Capital for £900m, ending 50 years of family ownership. What it signals for SMEs.

A Cambridge firm's five-minute lung test has raised £14m to roll out across the NHS, and its founder says hardware is now the smartest bet for…

Elon Musk says AI may surpass human intelligence within five years. What the trillionaire's forecast means for UK SMEs weighing whether to adopt now.

Mulberry boss Andrea Baldo urges Burnham to scrap the tourist tax as losses narrow to £8.9m. Why VAT-free shopping now matters to UK makers and SMEs.

An eight-minute hop from Heathrow to central London and a quarter of an hour from Manchester Airport to Leeds.

Farnborough day two brought 82 firm aircraft orders and £2.6bn for UK aerospace, yet deal value fell 34 per cent. What suppliers should read into it.

British Business Bank profit triples to £426m as SME finance hits £9.4bn. What the state-backed lender's record year means for UK small firms.