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Reeves to delay infrastructure projects to address ‘fiscal hole’
Chancellor’s problems exacerbated by recommendations that public sector workers should get pay rises that are well above inflation9 hr ago - Business -
Labour’s ‘reveal’ of £20bn hole exposes bigger problem with its fiscal straitjacket
Party must improve public services to win over voters but tax promises place tough limits on what it can do20 hr ago - Business -
Paris Olympics lift off with extravagant opening ceremony
Seine provides stage for imaginative spectacle featuring Lady Gaga, Céline Dion and a hot air balloon6 hr ago - Business - Olympics -
The welfare state is writing too many people off too early
Sorting out worklessness is a challenge for Labour as a study in Barnsley says most of the economically inactive do want jobs12 hr ago - Business -
The penny starts to drop on small stock machinations
Market-maker Virtu calls for reforms to tackle micro-cap manoeuvrings10 hr ago - Business -
Tech reversal pushes US megacaps into correction territory
Double-digit falls in Nvidia, Tesla, Meta and Alphabet highlight questions on AI investment returns7 hr ago - Business -
Macquarie takes full ownership of Britain’s gas network
World’s biggest infrastructure investor buys remaining stake in National Gas14 hr ago - Business - United Kingdom -
Ackman postpones Pershing Square IPO after scaling back expectations
Delay marks a setback for the billionaire hedge fund manager who hoped for one of the largest listings in history6 hr ago - Business -
Trump denies rift with Israeli leader after Mar-a-Lago meeting
Former US president calls for hostages held by Hamas to be freed in joint appearance with Benjamin Netanyahu9 hr ago - Business - Donald Trump -
Harris vs Trump: tracking the 2024 US presidential ad battle
Live charts and maps of spending across the country as White House race heats up12 hr ago - Business - Donald Trump -
How Harris turned the tables on Trump
Many voters had been dreading a rerun of the 2020 election between two ageing men. Now they are being presented with a much sharper contrast11 hr ago - Business - Donald Trump -
Reckitt and Unilever join the consumer giants slimming down
A focus on ‘power brands’ is the new mantra for conglomerates once known for their heft10 hr ago - Business -
Evangelical leader Franklin Graham: ‘Americans realise Trump is not pastor-in-chief’
The son of Billy Graham on why so many churchgoers still back the former president12 hr ago - Business - Donald Trump -
Olympic mirror on the wall . . . who’s the fittest of them all?
The Games have begun. And the fashions are going for goldJul. 26, 2024 - Business -
Lamp designer Jane McCall: ‘Once you get into the ethos of Bloomsbury, it takes over’
A converted tractor shed is the canvas for a house decorated in the same free-spirited style as her artistic heroes18 hr ago - Business -
Gamification — it’s like fun but more hellish
Smartphone points, streaks and pseudo-rewards engender excitement but have no valueJul. 26, 2024 - Business -
Vanguard warns investors over company stake limits
Asset manager says US regulators could enforce ownership caps, raising costs for index-tracking funds19 hr ago - Business -
Schultz opposes Starbucks settlement with activist investor Elliott
Coffee chain’s three-time leader has publicly criticised its current management8 hr ago - Business -
Investors save nearly £80bn in fees from index trackers
Customers continue to withdraw their money from active funds14 hr ago - Business -
European Medicines Agency rejects breakthrough Alzheimer’s drug
Eisai and Biogen face uphill battle to win EU approval for Leqembi after committee’s ruling15 hr ago - Business -
John Lewis wins first planning permission to build housing
Retailer will create 320 rental flats and 30 affordable homes in initial project19 hr ago - Business -
Nathaniel Rothschild agrees to back Lars Windhorst’s Tennor
Scion of Rothschild financial dynasty joins investment firm as executive chair and takes minority stake16 hr ago - Business -
AI start-up Anthropic accused of ‘egregious’ data scraping
Web publishers say developer is swarming their sites, collecting content to train models and ignoring orders to stop10 hr ago - Business - Artificial Intelligence -
Musk’s X faces questions from watchdog over AI data grab
Social media company’s move to automatically allow user data to train chatbot could breach European privacy rules10 hr ago - Business -
Regulator sets out new rules to boost UK capital markets
Financial Conduct Authority proposes changes to document issuing for share sales in next phase of listings reforms16 hr ago - Business - United Kingdom -
Pelosi backs Harris as Democratic grandees fall into line
Vice-president clinches support across party as money pours into campaign war chestJul. 22, 2024 - Business -
Leading Democratic donors swing behind Harris after Biden drops out
Vice-president said to be vetting potential running mates as she secures support from party fundersJul. 22, 2024 - Business - Joe Biden -
Companies around the world hit by Microsoft outage
Financial services groups, airlines and media sites among those affectedJul. 19, 2024 - Business - Microsoft -
Donald Trump injured in attempted assassination at Pennsylvania rally
Presidential candidate rushed offstage bleeding as two people killed including alleged shooterJul. 14, 2024 - Business - Donald Trump -
Leftwing surge thwarts far right in French election
Markets reverse early losses after Marine Le Pen’s RN falls well short of expected gains in parliamentJul. 8, 2024 - Business -
Starmer warns UK that ‘broken’ public services will take time to fix
Prime minister says NHS improvements and prison reform will not be an ‘overnight job’Jul. 6, 2024 - Business - United Kingdom -
Starmer enters Downing Street as UK prime minister after historic victory
New leader names Rachel Reeves as first female chancellorJul. 5, 2024 - Business - United Kingdom -
Starmer hails historic Labour victory as Conservatives sink to worst-ever result
Sunak resigns as prime minister but delays departure as Tory leader until rules to choose successor are in placeJul. 5, 2024 - Business -
US Supreme Court says Trump immune for ‘official acts’ as president
Panel finds unofficial actions are not protected in decision likely to delay federal trial beyond November electionJul. 1, 2024 - Business - Donald Trump -
Biden vows to stay in fight with Trump as pressure to quit mounts
US president’s team says he will take part in September debate despite disastrous Thursday performanceJun. 28, 2024 - Business - Joe Biden -
Democrats panic as Biden stumbles in bad-tempered debate with Trump
Halting performance from president comes amid concern over age and fitness for officeJun. 28, 2024 - Business - Joe Biden -
US markets suffer worst day since 2022 as Tesla and AI stocks fall
Elon Musk’s electric-vehicle maker loses 12% as Nvidia, Microsoft and Apple lead tech sector sell-offJul. 24, 2024 - Business - Tesla -
Fake Games, cyber threats and disinformation: Russia reacts to sporting isolation
Vladimir Putin has taken an increasingly belligerent stance on the Paris OlympicsJul. 24, 2024 - Business - Russia -
Kamala Harris secures enough delegates for Democratic nomination
US vice-president’s campaign says she has raised more than $100mn since Joe Biden pulled out of election raceJul. 23, 2024 - Business -
Who are the favourites to become Harris’s running mate?
The vice-president has some strong choices if she becomes the Democratic presidential candidateJul. 22, 2024 - Business