Watson’s Weekly Themes for the week ending August 7th 2026 (LAW EDITION)
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1Big Law goes public
A merged City giant is cleared to float, just as everyone else’s IPO plans stay firmly in the drawer...
2The tariff boomerang
Trump’s tariffs keep getting struck down – and keep coming back wearing a different disguise...
3AI’s security wake-up call
Frontier AI models are starting to misbehave in the wild - and regulators have receipts...
4Fossil fuels fight back
Big Oil is quietly walking back its renewables bet just as profits hit fresh highs...
5The great takeover wave
British boards keep getting bear-hugged - and this time EasyJet finally said yes!
6Prediction markets’ growing pains
Traditional bookies are starting to feel the squeeze from their unregulated rivals...