Streaming company has four business days to sweeten its proposal to buy the Hollywood studio

A company etched in Silicon Valley folklore as a disrupter needs reinvention

London-based Erdit Hoxha will join Izzy Englander’s firm that manages $86bn of assets

Oman’s foreign minister says the two countries are set to meet again following round of negotiations in Geneva

Former secretary of state issues blistering statement in closed-door testimony to lawmakers

Results from chip group gave Wall Street indices an early knock but ‘progress’ in US-Iran talks aid afternoon recovery

Probe into former commissioner for trade is expected to be wide-ranging

Issue is expected to come under the spotlight in chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement

The cash-and-stock offer is aimed at trumping an agreed deal led by Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management

Trump and Witkoff expect weaker parties to cave — but unlike in real estate, ideology and national pride matter

Online platform will be available in Singapore next season and could be rolled out to other overseas markets

Buyers and sellers are already pricing homes under new thresholds

Investment banks hawk complex hedging strategies as ‘whack-a-mole’ sell-off rips through US stocks

Data shows sharp rise in Americans applying, but overall number of people granted British citizenship fell last year

Probe into president’s ties to sex offender has disrupted succession planning at forum

In Reform, socially conservative Christianity has finally found a UK vehicle for its agenda on traditional families

Grants drop by fifth after the introduction of tougher immigration rules but asylum numbers are little changed

The administration handing out refunds to Chinese companies will be a terrible look

Tight by-election result expected in former Labour stronghold of Gorton and Denton

So much that once struck investors as ungodly suddenly looks redeemed

Guess which group of remote workers pays more?

Big banks forecast £247bn of gilt issuance in coming fiscal year amid chancellor’s drive to rein in borrowing

Profits are set to recover this year, but a focus on large, high-margin vehicles could create a gap for Chinese rivals to exploit

Midterm election contests poised to become battlegrounds over nascent technology