California governor’s social media campaign peps up Democrats and positions him for 2028 White House bid

Congressional Budget Office estimate offsets concerns about fiscal effects of Donald Trump’s tax bill

Equity investment of $8.9bn marks the Trump administration’s latest corporate intervention

Representatives dismiss UK’s request for further information as not ‘necessary or appropriate’

After several decades in which economic technocrats enjoyed a large degree of autonomy, they are under intense pressure from the Trump administration

Prime Minister Mark Carney announces removal of 25% levy on many goods from neighbour

Ukrainian president says he does not ‘understand what guarantees the aggressor needs’

Childhood encouragement, libraries and government support can reverse the trend

Accepting Russia’s illegal land grab in Donetsk and Luhansk would signal to dictators everywhere that violence pays

US stocks and bonds rally as central bank chair says economic risks are ‘shifting’

Foreign policy hawk has emerged as a staunch critic of the US president

At its most cynical, the perk feels like yet another way of trying to control women’s bodies

Wes Streeting terminates meetings after lobby group refuses to accept offer

Fraud on country’s sovereign wealth fund was one of the biggest in history

Moves comes despite Online Safety Act requirements on dangerous material

Europe’s largest economy contracted 0.3% as exports and investment dropped

Porn streamer paid $5.8bn to content creators last year as Leonid Radvinsky holds talks over offloading majority stake

Tesla billionaire made offer for ChatGPT maker in February

More and more of the numbers needed to guide policy are going dark

Lloyds, NatWest, Halifax and Bank of Scotland set to close another 113 branches before end of November

Concern over competitiveness raises possibility of digital currency using public rather than private blockchain

Despite fears of a sharp downturn amid foreign visitor boycotts, the sector has had a decent summer. But some predict the problems have only been delayed

As Trump’s America steps back from the global stage, there are openings for post-Brexit Britain to lead

New-York based bank puts focus on teaming up as it tries to net bigger corporate deals