If Lionel Messi leads Argentina to an upset victory against Spain in its World Cup title defense this weekend, it will cap a profitable final stretch of games for US betting firms.

Sanctioned Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin suffered a legal setback at a London court after a judge threw out an attempt to delay his ex-wife from getting a final hearing in her $5 billion divorce spat.

Rightmove Plc is facing a £1.5 billion ($2 billion) class action lawsuit over allegations that it abused its dominant position in the UK online property listings market, sending shares down the most in almost five months.

Apple Inc.’s European subsidiary was fined £390,000 ($516,110) by the UK for breaching Russian sanctions.

Crispin Odey “exhibited pure rage,” and visibly changed “color” during a meeting at his London home, a senior fund manager has alleged, as sexual misconduct allegations and disciplinary proceedings loomed over the founder of Odey Asset Management.

The former CEO of Crispin Odey’s asset management business told UK regulators in an interview that he realized “too late” that the former hedge fund boss was a “sex pest.”

Finance-sector workers are about to become the unintended beneficiaries of the UK’s Employment Rights Act, a set of trade-union-backed policies primarily designed to strengthen protections for people in low-paying or insecure jobs.

Renewable energy investors are one step closer to seizing a property owned by the Spanish government in an affluent part of London, following a UK Supreme Court ruling, in order to enforce a €120 million ($139 million) arbitration award.

Diezani Alison-Madueke accepted cash bribes and “vast quantities” of luxury perks in exchange for handing over lucrative government contracts when she served as Nigerian oil minister, prosecutors said on the first day of a London trial.

The UK government said it made a “serious logical error” in approving a proposed large-scale data center west of London, saying that its decision should be overturned, according to a campaign group challenging the decision.

Germany’s defunct Greensill Bank AG is seeking about £330 million ($441 million) from the UK, accusing it of wrongly canceling Covid-era loan guarantees it agreed with Australian financier Lex Greensill’s trade finance arm.

The UK’s Serious Fraud Office said it arrested six people over suspected offenses totaling about £300 million ($404 million) linked to the “chaotic downfall” of social housing firm Home REIT Plc.

Chicago wheat futures headed for the longest rally since April as Black Sea supply risks and weather uncertainties support prices.

Chicago wheat futures headed for the longest rally since April as Black Sea supply risks and weather uncertainties support prices.

China levied initial duties on some dairy imports from the European Union following an anti-subsidy probe, the latest move in a tit-for-tat trade dispute with the bloc.

China levied initial duties on some dairy imports from the European Union following an anti-subsidy probe, the latest move in a tit-for-tat trade dispute with the bloc.

After last year’s historic rally, cocoa prices are heading for a record annual slump. But there’s no sign the cost of your candies, bars or chocolate Santas will follow any time soon.

Raw sugar futures headed for a fourth day of losses, the longest streak in about two months, after major producer India said it may export more than planned this season.

Coffee futures retreated in New York and London on weakness in the Brazilian currency and expectations of ample supplies from key world supplier Vietnam.