Tesco Central Europe Sale: Why Hungary Is the Real Reason
Budapest 8th July - EBM Newsdesk Analysis- By Nick Staunton
Tesco is working with bankers on a sale of its Czech, Hungarian and Slovak operations,...
LO:TECH Brings Kalshi’s $100bn Prediction Market Data to Institutional Investors
London, July 2026, 10 AM - EBM NEWSDESK ANALYSIS - Low Observable Technology (LO:TECH), a leading digital asset trading and market data provider, today...
Lovable Targets $13.2bn Valuation in $300m Raise
Stockholm 8 July 2026 (EBM Newsdesk Analysis) - Katie Winearls
Lovable is in talks to raise $300m at a $13.2bn post-money valuation, Sifted reported on...
Why Le Pen’s 2027 Comeback Has Moved From the Courts to the Bond Market
Paris, 8 July 2026 (EBM Newsdesk Analysis) —By Anthony Gill
Marine Le Pen announced this week that she will run for the French presidency in...
Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire “Over” — and Oil Markets Brace for the Consequences
London, 8 July 2026 (EBM Newsdesk Analysis) —By Katie Winearls
President Donald Trump has declared the ceasefire and interim agreement with Iran "over," telling reporters...
The Shadow Workspace: Governing AI Agents You Didn’t Know Were Coding
By Peter Davies, International Government, Coder
Recently, the conversation inside regulated enterprises has moved fast as organisations navigate the shift from AI-assisted software development to...
easyJet Finally Says Yes: Castlelake’s £5.2bn Bid Lands at the Fifth Attempt
London, 7 July 2026 (EBM Newsdesk Analysis) —By Katie Winearls
After rejecting four offers as "highly opportunistic," easyJet's board has agreed in principle to a...
How Greek Shipowners Made $4 Billion Moving Russian Oil—Without Breaking Sanctions
Athens, 7 July 2026 (EBM Newsdesk Analysis) —By Anthony Gill
Greek shipping companies have earned almost $4 billion carrying Russian oil in the three years...
AI Agents Are Coming for the Call Centre. Hedge Funds Are Already Positioned
UpDated
EBM NEWSDESK ANALYSIS July 5th 2026 -Anthony Gill
Hedge funds are building significant short positions against call centre and business process outsourcing stocks —...
European Media Giants, Data and Technology Companies Launch the European Media Marketplace
–A coalition of leading European media owners, data companies, telcos, retailers, marketplaces and advertising technology partners today announced the launch of the European Media Marketplace,...
Weak US Jobs, Cooling European Inflation, and Japan’s Fragile Calm — This Week in...
London, 6 July 2026 (EBM Newsdesk Analysis) —By Anthonhy Gill
Three separate stories moved global markets this week, and none of them told the same...
The boardroom needs a new language for uncertainty
By James Pierog, Founder and CEO of Glimpse
The modern boardroom is fluent in strategy but often poor at uncertainty. It has language for ambition:...
European Stocks Hit Record Highs. The Bond Market Isn’t Buying It.
Frankfurt, 6 July 2026 (EBM Newsdesk Analysis) —Katie Winearls
Germany's DAX and the pan-European Stoxx 600 both closed last week at fresh all-time highs, Reuters...
Beijing’s Charm Offensive in Stockholm Is a Summit Strategy, Not a Policy Shift
Stockholm, 6 July 2026 (EBM Newsdesk Analysis) —By Brad Adams
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi didn't choose Jacob Wallenberg by accident. Meeting the Investor AB...
Institutions Pour Billions Into Private Credit as Retail Flees
New York, 5 July 2026 (EBM Newsdesk Analysis) —By Brad Adams
Private credit just staged one of the more revealing pivots in recent finance. Only...
WEEKEND READ: Lululemon Didn’t Collapse to Two Rivals. It Lost to a Changing Market
Los Angeles, 5th July 2026 (EBM WEEKEND READ) —By Brad Adams
The conventional wisdom is simple. Lululemon lost to two rivals: Alo stole its cultural...
WEEKEND READ: America at 250: The $30 Trillion Experiment
EBM WEEKEND READ: New York 4rth July 2026 - By Brad Adams
Two hundred and fifty years ago today, fifty-six men signed a document with...
WEEKEND READ: How Wimbledon Built the Most Profitable Tournament in Sport
EBM WEEKEND READ: By Nick Staunton
Updated:London -Saturday 4rth of July-Every July, roughly 500,000 people descend on a corner of south-west London to watch tennis,...
WEEKEND READ: How Red Bull Bought an F1 Team for $1 and Built a...
EBM Weekend Read-By Nick Staunton, Editor-in-Chief
Updated-Salzburg, 4 July 2026 -In November 2004, Ford sold its loss-making Jaguar Racing Formula One team to an Austrian...
WEEKEND READ: How Floyd Mayweather Cut Out Promoters — and Built a $1 Billion...
Updated -EBM WEEKEND READ -By Nick Staunton
London May 2026-On 2 May 2015, Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand in Las...
Europe’s Tech-Lite Indices Hit All-Time Highs as US Jobs Shock Reprices the Dollar and...
London, 3 July 2026 (EBM Newsdesk Analysis) —
Two stories collided in markets overnight and the result was unexpectedly constructive for European equities. A...
AI Isn’t Running Out of Capital — It’s Running Out of Power
LONDON 3rd july EBM NEWSDESK ANALYSIS-By Nick Staunton
Updated July 2026
Approximately half of all planned US data centre builds this year are projected to be...
How ESG Data Is Reshaping Corporate Strategy Across Europe
EBM NEWSDESK ANALSYIS- By Nick Staunton- Updated June 2026
Environmental, social and governance considerations have moved from the periphery of corporate planning to its operational...
EU’s Competitiveness Drive Turns Green Transition on Its Head
Brussels —EBM NEWSDESK ANALSYSIS- By Nick Staunton
The European Union's push to soften its flagship climate policies in the name of industrial competitiveness is reshaping...
The EU’s Tech Sovereignty Dream Is Becoming Reality. Success Is Another Matter
EBM Newsdesk Analysis — By Brad Adams- Tech Editor
Brussels launched its European Tech Sovereignty package on 3 June — the most ambitious attempt yet...
