Figure bolsters case for Federal Reserve to cut interest rates amid signs of slowing economic growth

‘Ignored stocks’ outperform as Big Tech and banks slide

US-based Niantic is selling its games business as part of a pivot to artificial intelligence

Decision by FCA and PRA comes as government’s growth push forces regulators to rethink policies

A president who can’t run again is freer from public opinion than business seems to realise

Country’s two biggest mobile operators drop opposition and sign deals

Decision not to impose retaliatory levies signals break with EU approach

Potential price pressure from trade war and debt-fuelled borrowing add to uncertainty, warns central bank president

Collapse of vehicle battery maker deals major blow to Europe’s bid to rival China  

Tazara project showcases Beijing’s leaner approach to overseas development just as western aid appears to retreat

Measures designed to protect the struggling US steel industry could also help a cohort of global producers

Capricious policies from Washington have created a very unpredictable economic environment

ESG and DEI are out as the US president’s son makes lucrative investments that align with his father’s vision of America

The US president’s officials are standing by their strategy to remake the world’s largest economy

Moves come as consultants strain to protect annual profit pool of close to £1mn per partner

Investment group with rights to songs by Shakira will be ‘fundamentally different’ under unified structure

Brussels says countermeasures will target up to €26bn of US goods

Halving of staff thought to be precursor to campaign pledge of shutting down the agency

Financial regulator says it will scrap new public interest test after backlash from the City and government officials

Legislation on stop-gap measure now moves to the Senate to avoid a government shutdown

Government says regulator’s merger with Financial Conduct Authority will reduce complexity and boost innovation

Washington says it will ‘immediately’ restore intelligence sharing and military aid after Kyiv accepts proposal

The continent is an economic superpower but it now has to mobilise in defence of democracy

Far-right presidential candidate backed by Russia cannot run in May vote

Cash earnings to increase from current level of £1,000 in boost to people who sell goods online

Trend driven by rents rising faster than house prices as landlords leave the market

Reason for crash still unknown after container vessel struck tanker carrying US military fuel

U-turn comes after province of Ontario removes surcharge for power exports to the US but 25% levies to still take effect

The cost for Donald Trump of keeping the world’s richest man by his side is growing

Arena is expected to cost at least £2bn and be the ‘centrepiece’ of a major regeneration project

The company is valued more as a moonshot rather than a carmaker

Saudi Arabia meeting comes as Kyiv and Moscow launch attacks on each other’s territory

US president’s late-night social media post follows company’s 15% share price drop

Dobra project could be one of first built under minerals deal between Washington and Kyiv

Prime Minister Luís Montenegro loses confidence vote over consultancy he tried to transfer to his family

Bond group records windfall on lifeline for UK utility even before deal is finalised

The sudden change in investors’ growth expectations for the three largest economies is upending many consensus trades

Volatile pay is surprisingly prevalent in the British economy

Secretary-general Rutte urges European leaders to put aside differences with Ankara to boost security co-operation

Donald Trump’s latest trade broadside against Canada sparks renewed declines in volatile session