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Are UK banks gouging consumers?

Profiteering isn’t the only factor behind expensive consumer finance

This big beast of banking is pulling ahead of rivals

It has an attractive yield and the high street lender is expected to deliver superior returns

London's most shorted shares

Find out which companies' shares are the most shorted in London right now

S&U offers upside as it puts regulatory quagmire behind it

The company’s revenue fell, but impairments did too

Get out of bonds: Russell Napier on financial repression

There are many signs private capital is being pushed to government priorities

US banks ride trading surge on Middle East conflict

Earnings beats come in despite softer lending outlooks, as executives try to calm private credit nerves

Standard Life snaps up Aegon UK in £2bn deal

Creates a new group with 16mn customers and £480bn of assets

Should insurer shareholders worry about private credit?

European insurers have pure private credit in their portfolios, and investors are becoming wary of spillover

Iran crisis boosts renewable energy shares

But recent market history warns on green tech excitement

How investors can make the most of the Africa opportunity

The continent is often ignored by investors, but businesses are expanding quickly and in a variety of directions