Ben Francis Is Buying Back Gymshark at a Fraction of Its Peak Value
Solihull, 22 July 2026 — EBM Newsdesk Analysis — By Nick Staunton
On 3 July, the Financial Times reported that Ben Francis is in talks...
Liverpool’s Mittal Talks Are About Cash, Not Control
London, 22 July 2026 — EBM Newsdesk Analysis — By Nick Staunton
Fenway Sports Group has confirmed it is in talks to sell a minority...
Novo Nordisk Takes Eli Lilly to Court Over ‘False’ Weight-Loss Claims
Copenhagen, 22 July 2026 — EBM Newsdesk Analysis — By Anthony Gill
Novo Nordisk has sued Eli Lilly in a New Jersey federal court, accusing...
Samsung’s €1bn Mistral Bet Is About Chips, Not Just AI
Seoul, 22 July 2026 — EBM Newsdesk Analysis — Katie Winearls
Samsung is in advanced talks to invest as much as €1bn in Mistral, the...
The first Q-Day breach will be viewed as a governance failure
By Jonathan Nguyen-Duy, Chief Technology Officer, Arqit
For years, the conversation around quantum computing has centred on the question of when a sufficiently powerful quantum...
ECB Set to Hold Rates as Inflation Eases—but September Hike Remains Live
Frankfurt, 21 July 2026 — EBM Newsdesk Analysis- Anthony Gill
The European Central Bank is expected to leave interest rates unchanged on Thursday, pausing after...
Revolut Australia Wins Licence to Take On the Big Four
London, 21 July 2026 — EBM Newsdesk Analysis — By Katie Winearls
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has granted Revolut a full, unrestricted authorised deposit-taking...
London Stock Exchange Launches Overnight Trading in 2027
London, 21 July 2026 — EBM Newsdesk Analysis — By Anthony Gill
The London Stock Exchange will open a near-continuous overnight trading venue called LSE...
Trump’s 50% Canada Tariffs Are a Warning to Brussels
London, 21 July 2026 — EBM Newsdesk Analysis — By Katie Winearls
Donald Trump signed three proclamations on Monday 20 July imposing an additional 50%...
Europe’s public markets problem is really a company-building problem
By Scott Ellam, CEO of XCE Connecting Excellence Group
Europe does not lack ambitious companies. It lacks enough ambitious companies that see public markets as...
Chip Stocks Rebound as Seoul Sheds 4.5%
London, 20 July 2026 — EBM Newsdesk Analysis — By Nick Staunton
Chip stocks steadied on Monday 20 July as European indices opened higher and...
What Winning the World Cup Is Really Worth to Spain
Madrid, 20 July 2026 — EBM Newsdesk Analysis — By Nick Staunton
Spain beat Argentina 1-0 at MetLife Stadium on Sunday 19 July to become...
Oil Above $90 as Iran Strikes Tankers in Hormuz
London, 20 July 2026 — EBM Newsdesk Analysis —Brad Adams
Brent crude briefly climbed above $90 a barrel on Monday 20 July, reaching its highest...
WEEKEND READ; Volkswagen in China: Winning Share, Losing the Market
EBM WEEKEND READ- BRAD ADAMS
Volkswagen reclaimed the top position in China at the beginning of 2026. It did so while selling dramatically fewer cars.
The...
The World Cup dividend: why hosting football’s biggest party is worth the bill
WEEKEND READ BY NICK STAUNTON-Editor-in-Chief
Critics see white elephants and broken budgets. Look over a longer horizon, and the case for hosting is stronger than...
WEEKEND READ: The Agent Economy — How Jorge Mendes Built a Business Worth More...
EBM WEEKEND READ: By Nick Staunton, Editor-in-Chief
Updated July 2026
There is a moment in every major transfer window when the same name surfaces, quietly, in...
WEEKEND READ: Xavier Niel: The Billionaire Behind Le Monde, Mistral and France’s Tech Ambitions
EBM WEEKEND READ ✍️ Nick Staunton
There is a particular kind of European billionaire the continent has learned to distrust: the one who buys newspapers....
WEEKEND READ: Daniel Ek: Europe’s Tech Hero Is Now Its Biggest Arms Backer
EBM WEEKEND Read-Nick Staunton
On Monday, a five-year-old company most Spotify users have never heard of raised $1.8bn. Helsing, a Munich firm that builds artificial...
Financial Reform Could Lift Europe’s Growth 3%, IMF Finds
Brussels, 17 July 2026 — EBM Newsdesk Analysis — By Nick Staunton
On 14 July the IMF put a number on one of Europe's oldest...
EU Seeks US Tariff Cuts on €150bn of Key EU Exports
Brussels, 17 July 2026 — EBM Newsdesk Analysis — By Nick Staunton
On 16 July the European Commission handed Washington a wish list. It wants...
Why Data Governance Is Now Central to Fraud Prevention
By Patrice Bouexel, GM Europe, Sis ID
For years, fraud prevention has been viewed as the responsibility of treasury, compliance, internal audit or cybersecurity teams....
The AI Trade Reverses: Global Tech Sell-Off Deepens
Amsterdam, 17 July 2026 — EBM Newsdesk Analysis — By Nick Staunton
Chip stocks dragged world markets lower again on 16 July, with the Nasdaq...
What Happens When Every Bank, Fintech and Payments Company Launches Its Own Stablecoin?
Regulation is making stablecoin issuance possible. The next challenge is determining which stablecoin ecosystems become economically competitive.
For years, the stablecoin industry has been focused...
Uber Buys Delivery Hero for €13bn to Outrun DoorDash
Berlin, 16 July 2026 — EBM Newsdesk Analysis — By Anthony Gill
On Thursday 16 July, Berlin-based Delivery Hero backed a €13bn takeover by Uber,...
SpaceX Sell-Off Erases $1tn From Musk’s Rocket Group
London, 16 July 2026 — EBM Newsdesk Analysis — By Katie Winearls
On Wednesday 15 July, shares in Elon Musk's SpaceX fell through their $135...
