Taxpayers will bear most of the cost and risk, while most of the funding is in the form of government loans

We must not repeat the mistakes of the appeasers in the 1930s

US tech giant recruits more than 20 people from rival in push to gain edge in the fast-developing technology

Top Republican seeks to quell Democratic scrutiny of Donald Trump’s links to paedophile financier

Security breach used to hit US federal and state agencies, universities and energy companies

Andrew Bailey backs idea of reform but insists ‘we can’t compromise on basic financial stability’

Move follows Donald Trump’s announcement that company would move away from using high-fructose corn syrup

Government to switch responsibility away from pension providers

Parliament backs legislation to tighten executive control after series of moves targeting anti-graft campaigners

Judgment over Autonomy sale comes a year after death of entrepreneur in yacht accident

UK-based ‘magic circle’ law firm posts 57% rise in US profits after heavy investment

The US president’s sympathy for disgraced strongman Bolsonaro is part of an alarming pattern

Monthly figures come amid growing expectations of tax increases in Autumn Budget

Cost of the nuclear project in Suffolk has soared to £38bn

Trump administration objects to central bank project, alleging mismanagement by chair Jay Powell

Company EVP Stella Li pledges to create more than 5,000 jobs in Britain through dealerships by next year

Bank’s chief Jamie Dimon, who once branded bitcoin a ‘fraud’, has moderated his tone

Whitbread’s budget chain keeps tight control of its UK hotels but needs more flexibility overseas

It turns out I am not machine readable — but that might be an advantage in the future

San Francisco start-up says modified fusion process could be used to produce gold from mercury

Anthony Thomson aims to amass £500mn and build a £10bn balance sheet for latest venture

Beijing makes concerted effort to place officials and push its agenda in Geneva, say western diplomats

Prosecutors act on legal complaint by pro-Palestinian group that is pursuing IDF personnel

With employment and joblessness both rising, prime minister tells MPs ‘contradiction’ can be explained by positive economic news