Musk’s Twitter deal deemed the ‘worst in Wall Street since financial crisis’

Musk’s Twitter deal deemed the ‘worst in Wall Street since financial crisis’

Seven lenders including Barclays and Morgan Stanley provided $US13 billion ($19.3 billion) in financing for the billionaire’s Twitter takeover. They’re still sitting on the debt two years later.

  • byJames Titcomb

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Epstein ‘offered to help former Barclays boss get daughter into top US university’

Epstein ‘offered to help former Barclays boss get daughter into top US university’

The paedophile financier said he could introduce the Wall Street banker to the president of Columbia University at Davos to secure his daughter a place,according to a previously confidential report.

  • bySimon Foy
Murdoch and conservative rivals circle Spectator and Telegraph

Murdoch and conservative rivals circle Spectator and Telegraph

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has coveted The Spectator for decades – now is his chance to pounce.

  • byThomas Seal,Sabah Meddings andAlex Wickham
Turbulence prompts Wall Street banks to trim hawkish Fed bets

Turbulence prompts Wall Street banks to trim hawkish Fed bets

Bets on a US Federal Reserve 50 basis point rate rise at the start of the month have been dramatically altered by the collapse of two mid-sized US banks and troubles at Credit Suisse.

  • bySusan Mathew
Households hit hard on fuel,groceries in inflation’s biggest spike since 2014

Households hit hard on fuel,groceries in inflation’s biggest spike since 2014

Households are confronting the sharpest inflation spike in years,fuelling the case for an early interest rate rise.

  • byJennifer Duke
Delta-driven economic hit could be worse than expected,fuelling Omicron fears

Delta-driven economic hit could be worse than expected,fuelling Omicron fears

Strict lockdowns to stop the spread of Delta may have hit the economy harder than expected,fuelling fears the recovery from the pandemic could be derailed by the new Omicron variant.

  • byJennifer Duke andShane Wright
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Barclays CEO departs after Jeffrey Epstein probe

Barclays CEO departs after Jeffrey Epstein probe

Jes Staley is leaving the bank after a dispute with British financial regulators over how he described his ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

  • byLawrence White
The ‘R-word’:Record recovery but economists warn of recession fears

The ‘R-word’:Record recovery but economists warn of recession fears

Australia is poised to slip out of its strongest ever economic performance into one of its worst as state lockdowns dent consumer spending and play havoc with the nation’s jobs market.

  • byShane Wright andJennifer Duke
Banks facing $1.85bn lawsuit over forex rigging claims

Banks facing $1.85bn lawsuit over forex rigging claims

Class action lawsuits are rare in the UK,but this one promises to be a doozy.

  • byLucy Burton
Top deal makers to lead Magellan and Barclays investment bank startup

Top deal makers to lead Magellan and Barclays investment bank startup

Some of Australia's top deal makers are heading up a new investment banking venture backed by ASX-listed fund manager Magellan and British bank Barclays

  • byJohn Collett
Malaysia's surprise move to ease coronavirus rules worries scientists

Malaysia's surprise move to ease coronavirus rules worries scientists

The infection numbers are low and the economic costs are mounting - but scientists warn it's too soon to reboot the economy by opening restaurants and offices.

  • byJames Massola