Ride-hailing group’s weaker forecast comes after record fourth quarter

The tariff row is further indication that he is quick to quarrel but also quick to settle

US president says reports of plans to ‘blow Iran into smithereens’ are ‘greatly exaggerated’

Donald Trump’s decision to put levies on lower-priced goods reverberates in world’s second-largest economy

US president’s outlandish idea has dramatically raised stakes and would create another catastrophe for Palestinians

Saudi Arabia rejects displacement of Palestinians

Norwegian group to increase fossil fuel production and halve spending on green energy

Trump ally Elon Musk has said aid agency will be dismantled

Decision to stop backing SBTi comes as Amazon founder seeks to curry favour with Donald Trump

Prince founded vast business development network focused on Africa and Asia

Members of Congress told ‘Doge’ given limited ‘read-only’ access to system

The frontrunner to become chancellor has bold plans for economic reform, but a flirtation with the far right has hurt his campaign

‘Bazooka’ tool being considered as bloc’s trade ministers express support for punitive action if necessary

Consulting bosses hope for shot in the arm from renewed ‘energy and excitement’ about M&A

Nigel Farage’s party more popular than Labour government and Conservative opposition

The absence of guidance on what tech companies are buying as they raise their bets on AI begins to stretch credulity

Traders had expected Beijing to weaken its currency following a week-long market holiday

Saudi Arabia pushes back on president’s plan to resettle Palestinians

Google parent vows to spend $75bn this year on data centres to meet rising demand from AI

Mike Waltz and Jonathan Powell will hold talks about the Indian Ocean territory

Rival companies in fierce battle for talent in race to build powerful artificial intelligence ‘agents’

Scrapping of ‘de minimis’ rules could slow deliveries and raise costs for Chinese groups, say analysts

Marc Rowan says his firm could create co-branded investment funds with traditional managers

Nominee known as a vaccine sceptic looks set to be confirmed as US health secretary

Troubled utility tells court hearing for emergency loan that restructuring costs could top £200mn

An inconsistent US is an unreliable partner — it’s that simple

Della Valle suggests Brussels should ‘broaden the horizon’ of its own assessments to allow mergers to happen

Beijing seeks leverage against US president by reviving investigations into tech giants

Putting some numbers on the US president’s trade war threat

As Donald Trump tears up America’s rule book, the minority party can’t work out how to respond

Ian Diamond admits to sleepless nights as he defends agency’s failures over critical labour market data

Upbeat speech by Nick Thomas-Symonds comes ahead of official reset talks

Many companies are considering greater automation as employment costs rise, but there are pitfalls

Former Tory leader increased taxes before imposing reforms in deregulatory drive that Keir Starmer wants to emulate

Critics say fragmented ownership, weak culture and a fixation on financial results have harmed innovation

Brussels set to issue guidance on banned uses of AI, even as US president threatens retaliation over treatment of Big Tech

1869 scheme will invest in Wall Street bank’s private market vehicles

Ana Botín is building the Spanish bank’s US arm though its future in the UK is less certain

Chief Alex Karp says efficiency department will be ‘very good’ for data analytics company

Election has become a referendum on the centre-right leader’s judgment