Mark Read will step down from UK group after market capitalisation halved during his seven-year tenure

Key producer index falls at fastest pace in 2 years despite moves to boost demand

Critics warn administration is increasingly ruling in defiance of US constitution and political norms

Consolidation of funds makes evident sense, bringing economies of scale and scope

World’s largest sovereign wealth fund says ambitious action needed to improve competitiveness

Analysis of polling data shows party competes directly with Labour in poorer heartlands

Economic weakness, high debt burdens and law change have made businesses more attractive targets

The desire to hold Asian currencies reflects a growing nervousness about Trump’s America

Administration officials criticised Terry Moran’s late-night denunciations on X as ‘unacceptable and unhinged’

Global companies lobby lawmakers to reject extra levies on countries deemed to treat US unfairly

State-owned Coal India chair says company is also preparing greenfield projects as renewables struggle to meet energy demand

White House deems Royal Mint site a security risk owing to its proximity to critical communications infrastructure

Demonstrations against immigration raids continue for third day after Trump sends in troops

Chancellor is set to give NHS a 2.8 per cent real-terms rise in annual day-to-day spending over three years

The meeting of company builder and monarch was never going to end well

Dubious pledges and uncertainty cast a shadow over the president’s manufacturing boom

Concern in the sector that crackdown is exacerbating long-standing hiring challenges

Outgoing UNDP head says funding reductions by US, UK and others will harm systems that took decades to build

Dismissing people by email or phone is still distressingly common and needs to stop

iPhone-maker hit by technological challenges that have led to delays to the full rollout of its ‘Apple Intelligence’ features

Start-up has embarked on expansion of its own infrastructure and secured significant contracts

Ex-banker Zia Yusuf will lead efficiency-seeking initiative for local councils

Lucrative contracts offer tech start-ups chance to shake up the industry — if they can deliver

Once we have approximated a story enough times — individually and collectively — that becomes our ‘truth’

Beijing’s success in snarling supply chains with rare earths has shifted the balance of power in trade talks

Markets fear a new wave of volatility next month when a deadline for trade negotiations ends

Delay comes as pressure mounts on ministers to draw up plan to cut punishing energy costs

Attack on Miguel Uribe Turbay shocks a country with a long history of political violence

The best way to understand Trump is to look at his brush with failure at this earlier moment of American crisis

Federal agents clash with demonstrators protesting against raids on suspected undocumented workers

HMRC department raised £1.5bn in 2023-24 tax year

Party closes ranks after billionaire’s attacks on legislation prompt dramatic fall out with president

Rules to release surpluses will only extract 5% of £160bn in excess assets, according to departmental assessment

Executives prioritising break-ups or continuation funds as trade war kills off potential floats

Transatlantic gap in stock performance this year is particularly wide in smaller stocks

Beijing has attempted to improve relations with Brussels since Donald Trump returned to the White House

As British supermarkets struggle to fend off hackers, Misha Glenny explains why ransomware attacks are on the rise — and about to accelerate

Decision by the fintech to move primary listing to New York is latest blow to LSE

Judged on its practical impact, the US right has been a flop

Internal tensions have beset rightwing grouping even as it leads national opinion polls