People will need to produce more and work longer to plug growth gap left by women having fewer babies, report says

MSCI’s broad index has dropped more than 10% since reaching a two-and-half-year high in October

Invesco ETF garners record inflows on growing concerns over Magnificent Seven’s dominance of US market

Chinese demand for steel and iron ore has finally peaked. The industry hopes the energy transition will spark a new boom, but it will be shaped by geopolitical competition

It remains very hard to argue that anything meaningful has changed in the UK

Chancellor is trying to reassure bond market after UK borrowing costs rose to highest level since financial crisis

UK’s debt-laden utility warns it will raise salaries if bonus restrictions are enforced by regulator Ofwat

Flagship fund delivered 4.4 per cent in 2024, versus UK bank rate of 5.25 per cent

After strikes and the pandemic, studios had hoped 2025 would mark a rebound. Then Los Angeles was set ablaze

Regulator says Trump ally got $150mn discount by not disclosing stake in social media group on time

Predawn raid on impeached leader’s compound marks latest twist in political crisis over failed martial law bid

Sir Keir Starmer’s government had been optimistic about getting an accord with Mauritius

Move scrambles asset management giant’s plans to eventually replace founder Larry Fink

Former Fox News host claims ‘smear campaign’ sought to halt his nomination, but he appears likely to secure votes

We must hope that the American people will not lightly abandon the enlightenment traditions of their country

Labour MP caught up in a scandal involving the ousted Bangladeshi government

Old maps, illustrations and videos of destruction tell the story of refugee camp levelled in Gaza offensive

Shanghai-based Xiaohongshu tops Apple download charts ahead of potential ban on rival this week

Investigation comes as charities call on minister to resign brief due to family ties

Officials consider involving billionaire confidant of Donald Trump in effort to save video app from US ban

Chancellor has faced increasing criticism over her handling of the economy

Rating agency KBRA also warns on possible rise in defaults in fast-growing sector

Jenn Piepszak replaces Daniel Pinto as chief operating officer at US’s biggest bank but will not seek to succeed chief

Hubris kept him too long in the presidential race and he will be remembered chiefly for easing Trump’s return

Airline warned by US government about risk of debris re-entering atmosphere on Indian Ocean routes

State body says nuclear energy group should ensure international projects do not delay domestic programme

Airline group doubles down on premium business between Europe and US

Special counsel Jack Smith says president-elect would have been convicted but for 2024 poll victory

Donald Trump’s election has accelerated a cultural shift in the nation’s boardrooms

Hussain Sajwani has built swaths of the Middle East’s glitziest commercial hub and made an ally of the US president-elect

Why how long people have been alive is not a good yardstick for judging who is ‘old’

Tech groups have urged Donald Trump to intervene against overzealous European regulation

Rollout of upgraded voice assistant hit by delays as Big Tech group toils to overcome technical hurdles

Final price tag for building new power plant is likely to be double 2020 estimate

Chancellor to use meetings with watchdogs to call for action

The Labour government needs a detailed plan to boost growth and cut spending

Weather forecasters fear gusts up to 75 miles an hour could fan blaze that has devastated parts of US’s second-largest city

Final draft of an agreement sent to both sides as mediators believe they are close to ending war

Confirmation comes after PM Keir Starmer declined to say if she would keep her job for whole of this parliament

Military launches barrage of attacks on what it calls Hizbollah targets as both sides allege ceasefire violations