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WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2026

EconomicsTrump’s Hormuz toll dies in 24 hours
EconomicsChina’s state investment contracts as exports carry the load
EconomicsBritain’s teen curfew ships shorter than the trial that justified it

TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2026

GlobalKennedy’s vaccine overhaul turns public-health uncertainty into commercial risk
M&ABillionaire investors are turning UK telecoms into Europe’s next restructuring trade
PoliticsTrump turns Hormuz into a geopolitical toll gate

SATURDAY, JULY 4, 2026

PoliticsBurnham inherits a fiscal buffer already shrinking beneath him
M&ADCC’s biggest holders bet the standalone case beats KKR’s cash
EconomicsSticky pricing plans undercut the market’s benign rate timeline

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2026

M&AVodafone Moves to Buy Out CK Hutchison from Three UK Joint Venture
PoliticsMPs Call for Stamp Duty Overhaul to Tackle Collapsing Home Ownership Rates
EconomicsUK 10-Year Gilt Yields Fall to 4.85% as Political Uncertainty Eases

TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2026

Economics Bank of England Holds at 3.75% as Iran War Rewrites the Rate Path
PoliticsSteel Nationalisation Bill Clears Commons After Fast-Track Passage
M&AIngredion's £2.7bn Tate & Lyle Bid Exposes the UK's Listed Company Problem

MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2026

EconomicsBerkshire Hathaway Acquires Taylor Morrison in $6.8bn All-Cash Deal
EconomicsOECD Warns UK Faces Steepest Unemployment Rise in G7
PoliticsSteel Nationalisation Bill Enters Committee Stage in Commons Today