EQT has agreed to buy German diagnostics group Qiagen in a deal valued at €10.8bn, marking one of the largest take-private transactions in Europe this year.

Treasury secretary Scott Bessent told investors in a private meeting that he did not see a “systemic problem” with the AI boom, playing down concerns that the industry is in a bubble like the one that ...

Zia Yusuf says tactics behind programme that showed party councillors making sexist and racist comments may have been illegal ...

The London Stock Exchange Group is nearing a deal to acquire credit specialist Octus from Permira for $3.5bn, in a move that would bolster LSEG’s financial data services for customers. LSEG and Octus ...

Head of France’s cyber security agency said lack of protection and weak passwords helped criminals seize control of systems ...

Rebecca Perry’s Booker-shortlisted novel plays thrillingly with fact and historical fiction in this artful re-creation of the ...

Founder of OpenEvidence chatbot says two-thirds of US physicians use the ad-powered tool, prompting a debate about patient ...

The world’s richest man attempts his most audacious deal yet. But shareholders and global regulators will need convincing ...

“History has chosen us to spearhead the fight against the terrorist Gazan enemy who curses, vilifies and abominates Israel’s ...

Andy Burnham has set out plans to scrap fixed daily fees from household gas bills as part of efforts to cut energy costs this ...

A way forward can only materialise once the US administration genuinely accepts that it has no military options ...

Households across the US north-east are wrestling with soaring costs for heating oil as winter approaches, turning to ...