Unilever’s bid for GSK consumables isn’t quite the shocker it seems This could be a long campaign and, despite all the difficulties, there is a logic to the proposal
Credit Suisse boss António Horta-Osório resigns over Covid breaches Former chief executive of Lloyds attended Wimbledon when he should have been in quarantine
Paul Myners, ‘tower of strength’ in financial crisis, dies aged 73 Former Labour minister, City grandee and chair of Guardian Media Group, hailed by Gordon Brown
So no one’s going to Davos: our guide to the big issues that won’t be tackled We bring you Not the World Economic Forum, where monetary hawks fly and bankers explain why China is all right, really
Antony Jenkins: ‘In early childhood, I struggled even to read and write’ After illness dogged his early years, the banker rose to run Barclays before being forced out. Now he’s riding the fintech boom
Checkout.com becomes UK’s most valuable fintech at $40bn London-based firm founded by Swiss surfing enthusiast Guillaume Pousaz overtakes worth of rival Revolut
Swedbank ex-chief charged over money laundering scandal Birgitte Bonnesen accused of fraud and market manipulation in relation to high-risk transactions in Baltics
From flying taxis to painless vaccines: seven businesses to watch this year Our business writers pick their contenders for the headlines in 2022, from startups to venerable high street favourites
Chairman of Credit Suisse may have broken the law to attend Wimbledon Antonio Horta-Osório flew in from Switzerland in July without isolating for 10 days, as was required
Santander bank pays out £130m in Christmas Day blunder Scheduling issue leads to about 75,000 people and companies being paid a second time in error
Happy new year? Five economic flashpoints to beware in 2022 From a new Covid variant to rampant inflation, the global economy faces some daunting risks in the new year
UK bank branch numbers have almost halved since 2015, analysis finds 4,735 branches have shut or been earmarked for closure in last six years according to consumer group Which?
A post-Covid New Deal can restore economic hope in 2022 Roosevelt built back better after the depression by taxing the rich, introducing capital controls and altering the balance between labour and capital
Former banker Richard Meddings to become chair of NHS England Ex-TSB chief has ‘unrivalled business experience and will bring an outsider’s eye to the NHS’
Basic failures at UK banks prompt much-needed zeal from regulators Egregious oversight lapses at NatWest and Standard Chartered suggests boards are not earning their lavish pay