Improvement in public finances comes alongside better than expected retail sales figures

Tech giant blames ‘user error, not AI error’ for incident in December involving its Kiro tool

Inflows on track for all-time high in February as global fund managers seek alternatives to expensive US tech shares

US naval and aircraft build-up is reminiscent of the invasion of Iraq, experts say

Data shows that our global financial system is plagued with serious but often ignored imbalances

The graduate earnings premium isn’t really measuring what most people think

AI is already smarter and more knowledgeable than all financial advisers

New chief at the struggling drinks giant is set to replace members of top team as part of plans to reinvigorate growth

Chipmaker swaps last year’s complex framework with AI start-up in favour of equity cheque

President heaps pressure on Tehran as US amasses biggest force in Middle East since 2003 Iraq invasion

Most employees will receive 5% less in equity rewards after bigger cuts a year before

Move follows similar initiatives by other Wall Street institutions but comes as concerns mount about sector’s health

Food retailers blame supply constraints on withdrawal from commitment to source slower-growing breeds

Group cast as guarantor for Gaza redevelopment but has been criticised for excluding Palestinians

Tehran thinks a drawn-out conflict could eventually yield a better deal than what Trump is offering today

Police action sets up extraordinary possibility of senior royal standing trial

Investment group’s decision sends shivers through industry

Swedish fintech’s share price has plummeted by two-thirds since September IPO

Misgivings came before Trump lashed out at London’s deal to cede ownership of Chagos Islands to Mauritius

A phrase from the 1990s altered America’s sense of itself — and its political trajectory

Collapse follows revelations over peer’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

New data highlights spiralling import costs as president seeks to quell growing backlash over his flagship policies

Military build-up and fraught rhetoric leave a narrow path to securing a deal that would allow both sides to save face

A party that once mocked the ‘magic money tree’ appears to have built its own house in the branches