Chancellor Rachel Reeves has warned the UK that tough decisions are needed as Budget nears

Overnight negotiations between holdout creditors and the car parts company yield a breakthrough over financing terms

One thing is for sure: the opening act of the US president’s second term is over

What are Rachel Reeves’ options?

A lack of political will has turned the problem of too many out of work into a system that fails everyone

More than 800 journeys axed after government shutdown exacerbates air traffic controllers’ workload

Nasdaq has fallen 4.5% this week as investors worry about sky-high valuations

The numerate and money-confident students of today will bring benefits to the UK economy tomorrow

The 94-year-old doyenne of British abstract art on influences from Seurat to Mondrian, her wartime childhood in Cornwall — and ‘the healing power of looking’

Senior City figures have been reassured that accountancy and law firms will not pay full national insurance rate

FTSE 100 property listings group warns profit growth will slow next year

‘Hello, I need the biggest business transformation project you have. No, that’s too big . . .’

Benjamin Netanyahu urged to allow about 150 militants to give up weapons in exchange for free passage

Commission proposes pauses to provisions in digital rule book

Unexpected decline comes even as President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping seal a truce

The country’s annual statistical compendium is now available, but only in hardback

New research shows how incentives in the modern media ecosystem help explain rising division and negativity

In the long run bubbles always deflate, often when least expected

Growing tension between London and Brussels just six months after summit set out to build stronger ties

Details of armed forces and industry attendees at Méribel competition raise concerns about conflicts of interest

Record package of shares wins 75% approval, reinforcing billionaire’s control of electric-car maker

Federal Reserve may need to begin asset purchases if short-term rates flare up again

Treasury calls Swiss trader ‘Kremlin’s puppet’ and says it would block its licence to operate

ChatGPT maker is not seeking a US federal financial backstop for its $1.4tn investment binge, CEO says