Andrew Gwynne’s decision to stand down offers by-election opening for Labour rival to Keir Starmer

Trump’s Greenland experience shows the problem with difficult markets

Swiss insurer’s £12.80-a-share bid is the latest of several bids for FTSE 100 group

The £11.6bn shortfall is a boost for chancellor Rachel Reeves’ efforts to keep a lid on the public finances

Swedish investment group seeks foothold in private equity secondaries with acquisition

Global markets rebound after US president retreats from threat to hit European countries with tariffs

EU leaders to meet as US president drops tariffs and military threat to take Arctic island from Denmark

Middle-power diplomacy of the sort the Canadian PM calls for requires governments to throw off domestic constraints

Dutch group is selling £2bn unit in latest example of M&A in pensions and insurance sector

More than 20% of S&P 500 companies provided security benefits amid mounting threats

Sovereign issuers are curbing sales of long-term bonds amid waning demand from pension funds

The snub is the second time the CEO has been excluded from an event with the president and hints at a deeper rift

A fledgling club of autocrats, strongmen and monarchs is taking shape as the US president tries to recast the global order

US president backs away from new trade war after talks with Nato chief Mark Rutte

Former president along with erstwhile secretary of state could face criminal charges if found guilty

Lib Dem MP claims business secretary Peter Kyle is contradicting himself in comments made earlier this week

Treasury says it will continue to listen to concerns of wider hospitality sector

Outcome of case will have sweeping implications for US central bank independence

Who dares tell the US president the Arctic island he covets is not as big as it seems?

After a rambling speech, Trump announced he would not be imposing tariffs on his allies

We would need to rethink sustainable growth rates and fiscal targets

The most obvious flaw is the abrupt jumps at each band

British prime minister issues strongest rebuke yet over US president’s push to seize island

Even under normal leadership, a status-anxious US would be lashing out