Former UK prime minister’s institute participated in meetings on plan to turn shattered enclave into trading hub

Labour unveils Blair-style family hubs as Reform UK gains ground in new poll

Donald Trump’s policy agenda does not address Republican economic realities

Sibanye-Stillwater chief executive says suppliers to western nations need ‘level playing field’

Billionaire investor offers no significant details but suggests key congressional races will be initial targets

A record $155bn from individual investors has flowed into Wall Street equities this year, even as markets stumbled

Admissions of overwhelm show humanity, if people in charge are strategic with their weaknesses

Government-backed study into high-speed project published as HS2 scheme is hit by delays and mounting costs

UK-listed engineering group subject to formal investigation as takeover talks languish

Planned leadership reshuffle at Big Four firm comes after recent clash with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund

Dealmaking hits highest level since 2013 as groups seek raw materials that underpin global economy

A Palestinian village was forcibly emptied this week. Its former residents say more will follow

Residential property has become a tax-free retirement fund that excludes younger generations

Netanyahu says he will send a negotiating team to Doha to begin indirect negotiations aimed at halting the war in Gaza

More than two dozen girls missing from summer camp after Guadalupe River burst its banks following a deluge

Former banker James McMurdock is alleged to have borrowed £70,000 through two companies

Number of deals struck worldwide falls to lowest in a decade, outside Covid-19 lockdown period

Latest in a series of production increases is likely to put downward pressure on Brent crude price

To recover from a dreadful first year, Starmer must acknowledge his failures

Strategy part of efforts to improve bloc’s resilience to conflict and climate change

Takings at global box office top $200mn after Apple followed a more commercial approach for movie release

Bond markets can’t stand up to profligate governments alone

The partnership seeks to build a new world order along the route of the old Silk Roads. But, asks Peter Frankopan, is this bond as close as it seems?

The world may be crying out for a saviour, but a movie reboot centred on this sunniest of heroes may be a hard sell

US president says there could be ‘deal next week’ after militant group expresses willingness to enter new round of talks

Companies are not yet rushing to relocate production to the US, but investment and dealmaking have already slowed

Activist group that broke into RAF military base will be proscribed as a terrorist organisation from midnight

Consulting firm had multimillion-dollar role in contentious new aid scheme for shattered enclave

Investors are getting fed up of being used by governments around the world as a low-cost cash machine

Warning was handed to EU trade commissioner at Washington meetings

The US isn’t the only nation showing a troubling lack of discipline

Sentencing of Redinel Korfuzi and his sister caps a four-month trial in London

US president appears to be losing patience, with only two deals agreed ahead of July 9 deadline

Former Labour leader says that together with MP Zarah Sultana, he will build ‘real alternative’ to Starmer

Companies raise just £160mn in first half amid growing fears over waning attractiveness of UK markets